Böcker utgivna av American Society for Training & Development

Explains why new manager orientation is critical for bridging the gap between when employees join management and when they receive development. Sharlyn Lauby details management orientation and how it differs from other management development programs; why a manager-specific program is needed; and ways to gain support for these programs.

Details a five-step process for creating a culture of excellence. Jacqueline Burandt provides ways to use award applications as a benchmark for developing change; a list of benefits to elicit C-suite support; guidance on how to align with internal and external parties; and tools for building and sustaining a high-quality learning organisation.

Introduces the Results Come First framework. Chris Adams and Beth Hughes show how results should come first when engaging with clients; the forces that may throw off the balance of your development initiative; and examples of how the framework works in action.

Provides a modern approach to giving performance feedback. Ben Locwin discusses the importance and challenges of giving feedback; why discussions go wrong; how to personalize feedback discussions; considerations for measuring the effectiveness of discussions; and tools to assist managers in providing feedback more effectively.

Learning personas help TD professionals expand that knowledge. Karen Bishea Williams unpacks learning personas from an L&D perspective. She provides information about how to better understand learners; insights and a five-step process for building a set of learner personas; and a sample learner persona set.

Build and refine your measurement and evaluation skills through ROI Basics, perfect for beginners challenged to implement a comprehensive evaluation process as well as those taking a proactive approach to accountability.

Conquer your phobia of public speaking with 10 Steps to Successful Presentations. In this second edition, the Association for Talent Development provides an updated 10-step guide to delivering first-rate presentations whether you have several months or just one day to prepare.

Provides the real-world definitions to about 300 of the world's most commonly-used business terms and gives you the origin story (who coined the term? when did it start to be used figuratively in the business world?) for each one. Get the language clarity you need and have fun learning the full etymology of favourite phrases.

Provides guidance on how to address the traditional and not-so-traditional issues that occur when staff is not collocated such as onboarding new staff and delivering performance reviews as well as handling office romance.

Sheds new light on quota challenges, the story behind them, and the methods to solve them. Author Mark Donnolo's problem-solving approach features quota design frameworks and a range of scalable methods plus the candid expert perspectives of CEOs and other senior leaders. This is a must-read for those who set and fulfil quotas.

Creates a new framework for anticipating emerging learning technologies, outlining six key perspectives you should consider with any new technology. The authors examine some of the day's most commonly discussed emerging technologies and pose the questions that will point the way to your own strategy.

As more companies want e-learning for training and development, they often task lone individuals with the work. And when you're on your own, you need workarounds and shortcuts. Think of E-Learning Department of One as your lifeline, covering the entire scope of e-learning design and development, all from the lens of how to get by with limited resources, help, and time.

A learning management system is the cornerstone of any organisation's online training and development. Konstance Allen details what an LMS is capable of; the individuals who should be on your LMS selection committee; how to create a request for information; and the type of support you should expect from an LMS supplier.

Move beyond reactively developing shadowing and rotational programs to proactively championing them at your organisation. Mia Mulrennan explains what shadowing and rotational programs are; reasons for building these programs; simple tools to use to get started; and how to achieve programs that help learning ""stick"" and produce winning outcomes.

Good managers know they need to deliver results to be successful. Great ones? They understand managing encompasses something more: making connections, embodying the right skills, and developing their direct reports. They also realise it takes practice. With Focus on Them, you'll get the tools and know-how to excel as a manager.

Developing and retaining talent is critical to business success, and L&D can help with this. In Fuel Business Strategies With L&D Analytics, Gene Pease and Caroline Brant delve deeper into how learning dashboards and AI enable L&D leaders to leverage learning as a business strategy with a quantitative, data-driven approach.

When meetings draw employees away from day-to-day tasks and then fail to reach their intended outcome, it has huge costs to the organisation. But with preparation, you can turn these wasted opportunities into sessions that fully engage. This book includes 13 facilitation designs you can apply to solve problems, build trust, and deal with conflict.

Presents 10 relatable workplace problems in a fictionalised case study format, offering different perspectives on their solutions from expert coaches, performance consultants, organisational experts, and others, making for a collaborative and provocative interchange about today's workplace professionals and their organisations.

Many think of 'lean' in relation to manufacturing, but it's a concept that applies to all industries. In Lean Learning Using the ADDIE Model, Dawn J. Mahoney explores lean learning and how to work across teams for better organisational outcomes. She uses the familiar ADDIE model to revisit learning programmes for potential increased efficiencies.

Industry expert and bestselling author Elaine Biech lays out an eight-step framework to position your organization for the future. This is the companion volume to ATD's Foundations of Talent Development: Launching, Leveraging, and Leading Your Organization's TD Effort, and it offers practical questions, organizational assessments, and tips for each step you must guide your organization through. Biech also presents the newest thinking from industry practitioners and luminaries in leadership and development.

With the encouraging style of a trainer-coach, Timothy Tobin shares his fitness principles and describes the steps to becoming leadership fit. This book is grounded in learning and development and leadership research and illustrated with true-to-life vignettes, sample leadership fitness plans, templates, and tip sheets.

Management authorities David Grebow and Stephen J. Gill share what happens when managers empower and inspire people to seek out learning at a moment's notice. They capture this turning point as managers transition from a ""command and control"" position to become advocates of communication and collaboration.

In Leadership Lessons for Any Occasion: Stories of Our Mothers, executive coaches and authors Ed and Nila Betof have collected stories from a wide range of leaders, teachers, coaches, and talent development professionals about how their mothers guided their paths to helping others lead resourceful, meaningful lives. Explore these stories as a way to reconnect with your own mother's legacy—or as a source of insight to share with your mentees and learners.

Learn Mike Parkinson's award-winning PowerPoint process as he guides you through three phases of presentation development—discover, design, and deliver. Parkinson is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP—most valuable professional—an honorific bestowed by Microsoft on those with "very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services.” He shares not only his tips and best practices for presentation success, but also those from several of his fellow MVPs.

The world may seem to be getting smaller and more familiar, but that doesn't mean the same instructional techniques or training styles work everywhere. Destination Facilitation presents the best techniques for adapting needs assessments, design processes, facilitation, and classroom management to whatever country or region you're visiting.

Change Your Training NarrativeAs a trainer, you try to facilitate connections for learners, knowing you must first make connections for yourself. One way to do that is to be a storyteller. But how do you tell stories? How do you find stories to tell? StoryTraining: Selecting and Shaping Stories That Connect explores how to find your stories and deliver them for learners, ultimately strengthening the storyteller you already are. The challenge with storytelling, according to author Hadiya Nuriddin, is in finding a story to tell. This book focuses on that elusive part of storytelling¿finding the stories lurking everywhere and telling them. Hadiya shows you how by pulling from other disciplines, especially literature and creative writing, to help you select, structure, shape, and tell stories that can facilitate connections between you, your learners, and the material. Yoüll learn about the characteristics of stories that are most useful for facilitating learning, and understand what each looks like in practice. StoryTraining also includes helpful checklists as well as the author¿s surefire tips, diagrams for story timelining, and favorite story models.Given the push to make training more relevant, storytelling ability will continue to be in high demand. If you yearn to find your own stories¿and to successfully engage with learners and others¿this is the facilitation book you have been waiting for.