The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook: Surefire Tools, Tactics, and Strategies to Solve Common Training Challenges [Paperback]

Susan C. Patterson (Author), Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 2002 | ISBN-10: 078796252X | ISBN-13: 978-0787962524 | Edition: 1

The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook is a comprehensive guide that distills the best thinking and planning from experts in the field of training and development. This handy resource offers you proven solutions to a variety of training challenges, including quick steps for taking the pulse of your training programs, analyzing training costs, and identifying return on investment pitfalls. In addition, the book contains easy-to-use tools and strategies that tell you how to

• Build a solid training business plan
• Sell your training plan to management
• Conduct a quick and accurate needs assessment
• Compute training costs and ROI
• Understand and use e-learning in the most appropriate way
• Translate training into performance improvement
• Expand your training department's reach in thoughtful and innovative ways

Editorial Reviews

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"This is definitely a book you want to add to your reference library." (IACET, February 9, 2003)

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"A superb resource for trainers and training managers who are looking for inspiration and ideas to give their training programs a real shot in the arm. The place to go to recharge your battery when you're stuck, but don't have time to read a training tome." -- Laura Pyle, president, JWM Convergence Group

"This is an essential resource book for executives and line managers as well as trainers. It's a clear, compelling set of formulas for getting high performance business results from training programs." -- Julian Moody, founding partner, Orion West

"This book is clear, well-written, and full of practical ideas and real-world examples. The section that tells the trainer how to tie training activities to the company's value chain is worth the price of the book. I was particularly impressed by the discussion of pre-employment training. This is a little-used but very valuable strategy that benefits both the employer and the employee." -- Tom Cody, director of human resource development, San Antonio Community Hospital

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Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (December 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078796252X
• ISBN-13: 978-0787962524
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,128,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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