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Revolutionize Learning and Development : Performance and Innovation Strategy for the Information Age.
Title:
Revolutionize Learning and Development : Performance and Innovation Strategy for the Information Age.
Author:
Quinn, Clark N.
ISBN:
9781118864029
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (259 pages)
Contents:
Revolutionize Learning & Development: Performance and Innovation Strategy for the Information Age -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Why -- What -- Not -- How -- Use -- About the American Society for Training & Development -- Chapter 1: A Call to Arms -- #Fail -- Harnessing Magic -- Performance -- Bottom Line -- Section 1: Status Quo -- Chapter 2: Our World -- Change -- Change in Companies -- Bottom Line -- Chapter 3: Our Industry -- Inadequate -- Event-Ful -- Cobbler's Children -- Wrong Focus -- Disengaging -- Insufficient Practice -- Antisocial -- Unresolved -- Rigid -- Mismeasured -- Mythed Foundations -- Barriers -- No Credibility -- Bottom Line -- Section 2: "To Hand" -- Chapter 4: Our Brains -- Our Brains in Action -- Our Brains on Learning -- Bottom Line -- Chapter 5: Our Organizations -- Empowerment -- Communication -- Culture -- Bottom Line -- Chapter 6: Our Technology -- Formal -- Performance Support -- Social -- Mobile -- Infrastructure -- Bottom Line -- Section 3: Aligning -- Chapter 7: A Framework for Moving Forward -- Bottom Line -- Chapter 8: What Does This Look Like? -- Stakeholder Perspectives -- Employee Perspective -- Manager Perspective -- Executive Perspective -- L&D Perspective -- Case Studies -- Mark Britz -- What Are Your Organization's Characteristics? -- What Situation Did You Come Into? -- What Is Your Strategic Plan? -- How Is It Working? -- What Advice Would You Give to Others? -- Tulser -- What Are the Organization's Characteristics? -- What Situation Did You Come Into? -- What Was Your Strategic Plan? -- How Did It Work? -- What Advice Would You Give to Others? -- Jane Bozarth -- Background -- Strategy/Solution -- Results -- Allison Anderson -- What Are the Organization's Characteristics? -- What Situation Did You Come Into?.

What Was Your Strategic Plan? -- How Is It Working? -- What Advice Would You Give to Others? -- Charles Jennings -- What Were the Organization's Characteristics? -- What Situation Did You Come Into? -- What Was Your Strategic Plan? -- How Did It Work? -- What Advice Would You Give to Others? -- Assess Yourself -- Bottom Line -- Chapter 9: Re-Think -- Performance as Strategy -- Doing Less -- Learning as Culture -- Organization -- Supporting Work -- Bottom Line -- Leader Reflections -- Allison Rossett -- What Do You See as the Needed Change in L&D? -- What Are Organizations Doing Well? -- What Are Organizations Still Messing Up? -- How Can Organizations Go from Where They Are to Where They Need to Be? -- Marc Rosenberg -- What Do You See as the Needed Change in L&D? -- What Are Organizations Doing Well? -- What Are Organizations Still Messing Up? -- How Can Organizations Go from Where They Are to Where They Need to Be? -- Section 4: Path Forward -- Chapter 10: Re-Do -- Performance Consulting -- Broader Analysis -- Backwards Design -- Specific Solutions -- Development Facilitation -- Getting Informal -- Meta-Learning -- Prioritization -- Measured -- Tech -- Social -- Infrastructure -- Pragmatics -- Bottom Line -- Chapter 11: Moving Forward -- Parallel Paths -- The Money Story -- The Long Game -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A: The LPI Capability Map -- Appendix B: The Towards Maturity Model -- Appendix C: ASTD Competency Model -- Index.
Abstract:
Transform learning and development practices to make your programs relevant and meaningful Existing training and development practices need a major overhaul. Learning and development practitioners and managers must increasingly face the fact that old methods are no longer relevant in today's tech-savvy world and, in many cases, they simply don't work. In Revolutionize Learning and Development, you'll get a straightforward look at how people really learn and get introduced to practical steps for rethinking, redesigning, and reestablishing learning delivery. This book shows you how to take advantage of new understandings and new technologies so you can make a meaningful impact on your organization. In four sections, the book lays out crucial background knowledge, conceptual frameworks, and practical steps for transforming learning and development so that it has the greatest return for businesses. Managers, practitioners, and executives will benefit from the illustrations, vignettes, and sidebars that highlight the author's advice and expertise. Learn to avoid the pitfalls of outdated and irrelevant learning solutions, including those that ignore the importance of clear objectives, proper execution, and thorough evaluation Discover the practical steps for implementing the best and most effective strategies for making the most of training programs Benefit from a thorough examination of what happens when managers and practitioners make major changes in strategy, leadership, and technology Get familiar with the roles of research-based frameworks, performance support, and informal learning Don't let learning and development myths derail you. Find out how to breathe new life into your programs with practical guidance designed to inspire today's best learning technology solutions.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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