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Summary
Summary
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
Foreword | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Part 1 Classics in Training and Performance | |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Adult Learner: Neglected No More | p. 3 |
An Andragogical Theory of Adult Learning | p. 9 |
Pitfalls and Barnacles in Preparing Objectives | p. 16 |
Part 2 Electronic Technology in Training and Performance Improvement | |
Introduction | p. 27 |
The Web as an Effective Tool for Adult Learners | p. 29 |
F2F: Why Teach Online | p. 36 |
Trainers on the Net: A Community of Colleagues | p. 43 |
Training Via Videoconferencing | p. 50 |
Going for Distance | p. 56 |
://Training Via the Desktop:// | p. 61 |
Part 3 Approaches to Organizational and Individual Performance Improvement | |
Introduction | p. 67 |
Organizational Performance | |
Performance: Fixing a Broken System | p. 69 |
Preparing Employees for Mass Customization | p. 74 |
Individual and Team Performance Improvement: A Case Study from a Hospital | p. 81 |
Best Practices that Promote Wellness and Productivity | p. 88 |
Performance Without Appraisal | p. 95 |
Ringing Up Intellectual Capital | p. 101 |
Individual Performance | |
Low-Cost Ways to Energize Employees | p. 109 |
Targeted Rewards Jump-Start Motivation | p. 113 |