Building a New Performance Vision [Paperback]

Thomas J. LaBonte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 11, 2001

Help your organization shake the silo mentality that stands in the way of real strides in performance improvement. Explore how to create a single unified performance approach that brings together separate functions to share business goals. Step-by-step instructions, tools, tips, and job aids help you organize and champion a unified approach.

Editorial Reviews

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This book definitely serves as a step-by-step road map to help... HPI practitioners become 'value-added' business partners. -- Richard Chang, CEO, Richard Chang Associates, Inc., and Author, The Passion Plan at Work and Co-author, Performance Scorecards

Tom LaBonte has given the business world a virtual buleprint to create a successful human performance vision. -- Sheila T Harrell, Vice President, Customer Service, Strategic Planning & Analysis, Federal Express Corporation

What a concept - all organizational functions, which focus on people, aligned under a shared process and supporting a shared goal! -- Dana Gaines Robinson, Co-author, "Performance Consulting" and "Moving From Training to Performance"

About the Author

Tom LaBonte is an HPI professional with experience as a training director and HR director in business, government, and academia. Tom is currently an independent consultant. Previous assignments include serving as an HR executive with Centura Banks and senior vice president of performance improvement and training at PNC Bank. Tom wrote an article with Jim Robinson for the August 1999 issue of Training & Development entitled "Performance Consulting: One Process, One Team." He wrote in 1998 a chapter entitled "Skills and Work Environment Required for Performance Consultants" for the book Moving From Training to Performance: A Practical Guidebook, edited by Dana and Jim Robinson.

Tom is a frequent speaker on HR and training strategy, performance consulting, and OD at national conferences. Tom serves on several boards of directors including ASTD, the ISPI Carolina chapter, and the Mecklenburg Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Tom earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Product Details

• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: ASTD (May 11, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156286291X
• ISBN-13: 978-1562862916
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,764,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Road map to success, November 26, 2001

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Greg Breit (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Building a New Performance Vision (Paperback)

While the concepts laid forth in the book are for mid to large companies, the strategies and goals can be applied to all levels. Comprehensive but still written in a fairly conversational tone, a must read for those who job or goals are to make the organization work better. And convince others they are right. Human Performance Improvement (HPI), what it is and how to make it work for your organization. The plan is clearly laid out. As someone who designs, delivers and sells technical training, Mr. LaBonte's book provides me with more than just buzz words, the book delivers a clear plan, a clear path on how I work with my customers, so I can help them achieve their goals. Standing in the trenches, striving to improve operations, it is great to have a road map that can resolve real problems for both internal and external customers. Thanks.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for the HR Professional, August 8, 2001

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"hml76" (Stuart, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Building a New Performance Vision (Paperback)

Whether you are at an entry level position or a seasoned HR professional, this book is an excellent guide for promoting and maximizing total company quality and development. LaBonte takes you step by step through the process of integrating HPI into your company to pave the way for organizational success.

5.0 out of 5 stars Here's a Secret to Improving Organizational Performance, August 10, 2001

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Claudia Earle (Hickory, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Building a New Performance Vision (Paperback)

When Tom LaBonte decided to write Building a New Performance Vision, he created a template for moving training organizations "out of the outsourcing zone." But more importantly, he shared a secret weapon for companies to flourish even in the midst of mergers, reorganizations and technology change. That secret involves working across functional silos to partner, identify performance issues and enhance the organization's performance. LaBonte calls thus structure for change the Human Performance Improvement (HPI) organization. HPI organizations start by building support from the CEO of a company. They then organize for success by forming cross-functional teams with new roles, skills and knowledge. Building a New Performance Vision guides the reader through the entire process - from organizing to implementing performance improvement solutions.

If you are an HR leader, a line manager, a consultant or a practitioner, spending a few hours with this book will dramatically change the way you think and work within your company. Appendices include a glossary of terms, job descriptions and core competencies for Performance Consultants, Human Performance Improvement organizations and an organizational model for structuring a Human Performance Improvement department. Tables, charts and key points at the end of each chapter make the book easy to skim and navigate. But you will probably want to read it from cover to cover anyway!