Association For Talent Development: 183 books

Employee engagement, impact, ROI—if you can’t connect the three, your program’s in trouble. The number of employees who sleepwalk through the day or undermine the work of their engaged counterparts is on the rise. More and more companies are turning to engagement programs to recoup lost...

Seven time-tested presentation methods for turning a lecture into a two-way communication medium. Although the juxtaposition of the words lecture and interactive may seem like an unlikely duo, Thiag's Interactive Lectures proves how the unusual pairing can successfully co-exist. Lectures become...

Most projects or initiatives in today's organizations begin with the formation of a team, yet the majority of resources available for this core business activity are long on description and short on advice. 10 Steps to Successful Teams provides this missing, practical, easy-to-implement advice....

Everyone is required to make decisions and solve problems in their business and personal lives. Many are handled quickly and without much thought, but most of us procrastinate or over analyze the more important decisions. Decision-Making Training contains all the materials needed to train others...

We need to change how we change. Successful organizations are proactive about change and can turn obstacles into opportunities. Thus managing change—its constant barrage, faster pace, and complexity—has become a required skill for leaders, managers, and employees alike. In Change...

On time, on budget, within scope. You’ll get them there. In today’s competitive business environment, a prime ingredient to scalability, predictability, and consistency is having a proven method for getting things done. Project management delivers results that organizations of every size...

Winning a sale doesn’t happen by accident. Selling requires thoughtful preparation and flawless execution. Because no two sales opportunities are exactly the same, a seller must develop a sales strategy for each opportunity that’s as unique as the opportunity itself. Premeditated Selling:...

This valuable title links the fundamental training design technique of a needs assessment as a basis for all organizational improvement initiatives. Based on anOrganizational Elements Model (OEM),authors Kaufman and Guerra-Lopez approach fully complete needs assessment as including not just needs...

Strategic Planning Training is an all-in-one, how-to guide for developing strategic planning, thinking, and decision-making competencies of CEOs, managers, supervisors, and frontline employees. It offers a practical set of interactive and customizable learning modules that serve as a roadmap for directing the right framework, culture, and philosophy in your organization.

This is not your typical training book. You won't find a traditional training-cycle outline or a classic training table of contents. Instead, this book pinpoints the key actions necessary to successful training and focuses on the elements with the most influence on bottom-line results. Throughout...

How can you develop an effective means for measuring return on investment (ROI) in coaching? With its two dedicated sections,Measuring the Success of Coaching discusses both the principles behind measuring ROI in coaching (including specific protocols for objectively measuring ROI in coaching programs),...

Knowledge management is an ongoing process designed to dispense company information in a user-friendly way for both current and future employees. Knowledge Management Basics explains the key concepts and the overall benefits of implementing that process, offers information assessment techniques...

Put timeless management practices to work.    The most important relationship is between a manager and a direct report. Studies confirm that the majority of people leave their jobs because they dislike their manager and the way they are supervised. After all, managers directly influence staff...

Are you an internal consultant—a staff member who serves in a consultative role within your organization? Then you need this hands-on guidebook to help you better understand your role and improve your performance. Whether you're a change agent, trusted advisor, or someone who serves in varying...