Every organization seeks to provide its employees with learning and development opportunities that are both targeted to their individual needs and produce measurable and worthwhile business results. In High Impact Learning, Brinkerhoff and Apking outline a comprehensive, proven, and practical approach for bridging the gap between employee and organizational goals and launching training initiatives of visible and lasting impact.
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"High Impact Learning is a must-read if you want to make a difference to your clients' bottom line." -- Janet Costales, Director, eLearning Solutions, Compaq Computer Corporation
"The authors show you how to [assure direct business value]...simply, powerfully, and with elegantly practical methods and tools." -- James M. Danko, Associate Dean, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
"The authors show you how to [assure direct business value]...simply, powerfully, and with elegantly practical methods and tools." -- James M. Danko, Associate Dean, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
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Robert O. Brinkerhoff is Professor of Counseling Psychology at Western Michigan University. An internationally known speaker, he has written several books on organizational training and measurement. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Anne M. Apking is consulting director at Triad Performance Technologies, Inc. She has consulted and written extensively on training and development. She lives in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Robert O. Brinkerhoff is Professor of Counseling Psychology at Western Michigan University. An internationally known speaker, he has written several books on organizational training and measurement. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Anne M. Apking is consulting director at Triad Performance Technologies, Inc. She has consulted and written extensively on training and development. She lives in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
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Robert O. Brinkerhoff, Ed.D., an internationally recognized expert in evaluation and training effectiveness, has provided consultation to dozens of major companies and organizations in the United States, South Africa, Russia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia. Some of his many clients include Anglo-American Corporation, Bank of America, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Canadian Tire, Central Intelligence Agency, Ford Motor Company, QUALCOMM, U.S. Postal Service, and the World Bank.
Brinkerhoff is an author of numerous books on evaluation and training, and has been a keynote speaker and presenter at hundreds of conferences and institutes worldwide. Many leading corporations and agencies have adopted his methods and tools for training effectiveness and evaluation.
He earned a doctorate at the University of Virginia in program evaluation and is recently retired as Professor of Counseling Psychology at Western Michigan University, where he coordinated graduate programs in human resource development. He is currently a principal consultant and alliance partner with Advantage Performance Group, a firm that provides business-linked training products and services and also offers training and certification in the High Impact Learning Success Case Method processes globally.
Brinkerhoff's work experience includes a five-year stint as an officer the U.S. Navy, a carpenter, charter-boat mate in the West Indies, grocery salesman in Puerto Rico, and factory laborer in Birmingham, England where he saw the original Beatles. He has four children, thankfully mostly chronologically grown, and lives with his wife and several unruly dogs in Richland, Michigan. He can be reached at robert.brinkerhoff@wmich.edu.
Brinkerhoff is an author of numerous books on evaluation and training, and has been a keynote speaker and presenter at hundreds of conferences and institutes worldwide. Many leading corporations and agencies have adopted his methods and tools for training effectiveness and evaluation.
He earned a doctorate at the University of Virginia in program evaluation and is recently retired as Professor of Counseling Psychology at Western Michigan University, where he coordinated graduate programs in human resource development. He is currently a principal consultant and alliance partner with Advantage Performance Group, a firm that provides business-linked training products and services and also offers training and certification in the High Impact Learning Success Case Method processes globally.
Brinkerhoff's work experience includes a five-year stint as an officer the U.S. Navy, a carpenter, charter-boat mate in the West Indies, grocery salesman in Puerto Rico, and factory laborer in Birmingham, England where he saw the original Beatles. He has four children, thankfully mostly chronologically grown, and lives with his wife and several unruly dogs in Richland, Michigan. He can be reached at robert.brinkerhoff@wmich.edu.
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This book is right-on. It is not training, it's performance improvement. , B & A align how the indiviudal must also contribute if the organization is going to grow.For those familair with Robinsen's Performance Consulting, HIL will fill in the rest of the puzzle.
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It is a brutal fact that in many organizations, significant financial investments in training lead to very little impact. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
performance system factors, learner intentionality, leveraged transfer, intentionality dialogue, success case interviews, success case approach, creating intentionality, intentionality discussions, impact map, warehouse loaders, supporting performance improvement, performance improvement objectives, success case method, blended solution, performance support tools, second trainee, learning intervention, performance improvement process, learning investments, learning leaders, business linkage, training impact, business impact, three trainees, learning solutions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Barking Frog Beer, Mapping Linkage, Phase Two, The Challenge of Training Impact, Deeper Look New!
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It is a brutal fact that in many organizations, significant financial investments in training lead to very little impact. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
performance system factors, learner intentionality, leveraged transfer, intentionality dialogue, success case interviews, success case approach, creating intentionality, intentionality discussions, impact map, warehouse loaders, supporting performance improvement, performance improvement objectives, success case method, blended solution, performance support tools, second trainee, learning intervention, performance improvement process, learning investments, learning leaders, business linkage, training impact, business impact, three trainees, learning solutions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Barking Frog Beer, Mapping Linkage, Phase Two, The Challenge of Training Impact, Deeper Look New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Survey Research Methods, Second Edition by Earl R. Babbie on page 181, and Back Matter
- Human Competence: Engineering Worthy Performance (ISPI Tribute Edition) by T. Gilbert on page 123, and Back Matter
- The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species (Building Blocks of Human Potential) by Malcolm Shepherd Knowles on page 100, and Back Matter
- Human Competence by Thomas F. Gilbert on page 123, and Back Matter
- Training Needs Assessment (Techniques in Training and Performance Development Series) by Allison Rossett on page 141, and Back Matter
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- Employee Training and Development with Powerweb Card 3/e by Raymond Noe on page 33, page 34, and page 70
- Strategically Integrated HRD: A Six- Step Approach To Creating Results-Driven Programs Performance (New Perspectives in Organizational Learning, Performance, an) by Jerry W. Gilley in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Telling Training's Story: Evaluation Made Simple, Credible, and Effective by Robert O Brinkerhoff on page 178, and page 221
- Critical Issues in HRD: A New Agenda for the Twenty-first Century by Ann Maycunich Gilley in Front Matter
- Ethics and HRD: A New Approach To Leading Responsible Organizations (New Perspectives in Organizati) by Tim Hatcher in Front Matter
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