Association For Talent Development: 183 books
by Halelly Azulay
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
It has been estimated that 70 percent of employee development takes place through informal learning, rather than through formal learning events. Employee Development on a Shoestring offers insights and lessons for leveraging non-training activities for on-the-job employee development. This hands-on...
by Kevin E. O'Connor
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
The funny thing about the phrase time management is that you can't really manage time. What you can do is manage yourself and your activities and thus save your life. Cyndi Maxey and Kevin E. O'Connor have written a book to help you do just that.
If you're tired of scrambling frantically...
Effective SMEs
A Trainer’s Guide for Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Content expertise isn't enough for the training room.
Partnering with subject matter experts can really pay off. SMEs (we pronounce it smees) bring credibility and relevance to live training. They enrich learning programs with their insight and depth of experience. But content expertise alone...
Measuring the Success of Leadership Development
A Step-by-Step Guide for Measuring Impact and Calculating ROI
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Evaluate leadership development programs all the way to impact and ROI.
Globally, a record amount is being invested in leadership development, more than at any other time in history. And that translates into additional accountability for anyone spearheading a new program. Measuring the Success...
Destination Facilitation
A Travel Guide to Training Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Your Global Training Adventure Awaits
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. Organizations worldwide need talent development professionals who can design and deliver learning content...
Leadership Lessons for Any Occasion
Stories of Our Mothers
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
First Lessons, Lasting Insights
Nearly all of us have stories of advice given by the mom or mother figure in our lives. Mom is our first teacher and coach. For those of us who become leaders, teachers, and coaches, her guidance has a special value.
In Leadership Lessons for Any Occasion:...
by Karen Lawson
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
In the fast-paced, global environment of the 21st century, leadership development is a key business strategy—and a crucial element of your organization's competitive advantage. With Leadership Development Basics to help you, you can update your leadership development program and begin preparing...
by Michael Kroth, McKay Christensen
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
This book is now available as an ebook through ASTD's new service: Content Express!
Even in the best financial times, career development is often relegated to the back of the bus because it's seen as a short-term cost rather than a long-term investment with lasting impact. But the reality...
ASTD Competency Study
The Training & Development Profession Redefined
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Revised from its 2004 edition, the new ASTD Competency Study is your essential guide for understanding and using the ASTD Competency Model. The ASTD Competency Model answers the question, what do training and development practitioners need to know and do to be successful, now and in the future?...
Rapid Video Development for Trainers
How to Create Learning Videos Fast and Affordably
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Rapid Video Development for Trainers meets the needs of companies and individuals who are thinking about or have dabbled in video production. Although producing focused, high quality video is well within the capability of nearly every development professional, the skill sets required to do so have...
Test Development
Fundamentals for Certification and Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Test Development: Fundamentals for Certification and Evaluation provides practical guidelines for the classical approach to test development specifically for certification and credentialing. Most of the existing high-quality books on the topic of criterion-referenced test (CRT) development are written...
The ASTD Management Development Handbook
Innovation for Today's Manager
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
The ASTD Management Development Handbook is a powerful collection covering many aspects of management in today’s business climate. Deftly edited by management expert Lisa Haneberg, The ASTD Management Development Handbook provides insightful thinking from modern management professionals who are...
Organization Development Fundamentals
Managing Strategic Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
In a tumultuous global business environment, change is a constant. Organizations are affected by many factors from the local economy to global competition. To be successful they must do more than react to changes, they need to be proactive.
Organization Development Fundamentals provides a starting...
Measuring ROI in Learning & Development
Case Studies from Global Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
How do you accurately and effectively measure return on investment (ROI) in training and performance improvement?
Measuring ROI in Learning & Development, a new volume with a focus on the international arena and including a selection of case studies, provides detailed information on how...