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ASTD training and performance yearbook
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New York : McGraw-Hill, 1999
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9780070248182

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The training profession is changing at warp speed, & you need to know why & how. You can spend hours studying the leading training & business publications--or you can take the just-in-time approach with The ASTD Training & Performance Yearbook. Editors John Woods & James Cortada have done all the reading & selecting for you to compile this year's most important articles & reference information for your industry--it's information that you can put to work on the job now, or use to leverage yourself into a better job. The Yearbook pays special attention to the shift in emphasis from training to performance improvement, & helps you get up to speed with new technologies, such as interactive multimedia, electronic performance support tools, & training resources on the Internet. Career-boosting advice includes: newest methods in team & individual performance improvement... fixing a broken system... training via video-conferencing... & trainers on the Net. Training the kept-on workforce... new discoveries in adult le


Author Notes

John A. Woods is president of CWL Publishing Enterprises, a firm specializing in the development of quality management and business publications.
James W. Cortada is a top consultant with the IBM Consulting Group. He is the author of more than 20 books.


Table of Contents

Chris LeeMalcolm S. KnowlesRobert F. MagerMoira McIntyreCrawford KilianBob FilipczakTiffany A. PoppellSamuel GreengardBill RobertsAnne Saunier and Mary MavisBruce KasanoffCynthia A. Goodrich and Kimberly S. Woodley and Ellen M. Morrison and Eleanor H. GarrettJanet GemignaniPeter R. ScholtesThomas Lewis BrownBob NelsonJennifer J. Laabs
Forewordp. ix
Prefacep. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
Part 1 Classics in Training and Performance
Introductionp. 1
The Adult Learner: Neglected No Morep. 3
An Andragogical Theory of Adult Learningp. 9
Pitfalls and Barnacles in Preparing Objectivesp. 16
Part 2 Electronic Technology in Training and Performance Improvement
Introductionp. 27
The Web as an Effective Tool for Adult Learnersp. 29
F2F: Why Teach Onlinep. 36
Trainers on the Net: A Community of Colleaguesp. 43
Training Via Videoconferencingp. 50
Going for Distancep. 56
://Training Via the Desktop://p. 61
Part 3 Approaches to Organizational and Individual Performance Improvement
Introductionp. 67
Organizational Performance
Performance: Fixing a Broken Systemp. 69
Preparing Employees for Mass Customizationp. 74
Individual and Team Performance Improvement: A Case Study from a Hospitalp. 81
Best Practices that Promote Wellness and Productivityp. 88
Performance Without Appraisalp. 95
Ringing Up Intellectual Capitalp. 101
Individual Performance
Low-Cost Ways to Energize Employeesp. 109
Targeted Rewards Jump-Start Motivationp. 113