Transferring Learning to Behavior: Using the Four Levels to Improve Performance

Kirkpatrick, James D.,Kirkpatrick, Donald L.

ISBN 10: 1576753255 / ISBN 13: 9781576753255

Editore: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005

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• Titolo: Transferring Learning to Behavior: Using the Four Levels to Improve Performance
• Editore: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1576753255
• ISBN 13: 9781576753255
• Rilegatura: hardcover
• Condizione: Good

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In this indispensable companion to the classic book Evaluating Training Programs—The Four Levels, Don and Jim Kirkpatrick offer detailed guidance for putting any or all of the Four Levels into practice. In addition, they show how to decide what to evaluate, how to get managers to support the evaluation process, and how to use the Four Levels to construct a compelling chain of evidence demonstrating the contribution of training to the bottom line.

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Donald L. Kirkpatrick is a Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, and a widely respected teacher, author, and consultant. He has over thirty years of experience as professor of management at the University of Wisconsin and has held professional training and human resource positions with International Minerals and Chemical Corporation and Bendix Corporation. He is the author of eight management inventories and six books: Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels, How to Manage Change Effectively, How to Improve Performance Through Appraisal and Coaching, How to Train and Develop Supervisors, How to Plan and Conduct Productive Business Meetings, and No-Non- sense Communication. He has received the Best Book of the Year award from the Society for Human Resource Management. Don is past presi- dent of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and is best known for developing the internationally accepted four- level approach for evaluating training programs. In 1997, he was intro- duced into TRAINING magazine’s Hall of Fame, and in 2004 received the Lifetime Achievement award from ASTD. He received his BBA, MBA, and PhD degrees from the University of Wisconsin. He lives in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, and is a senior elder at Elmbrook Church and an active member of Gideons International.
James D. Kirkpatrick has worked in the field of organizational development for over fifteen years. He recently teamed with Corporate University Enterprise, Inc. in a leadership and senior consulting role to orchestrate and launch the Kirkpatrick Four Level Evaluation Certifi- cation Program and a robust approach to scorecarding and evaluation practice to support learning organizations through their corporate universities. Jim considers his expertise with balanced scorecards, evaluation, and transferring learning to behavior as his greatest assets. He is a former Vice President and Director of First Indiana Bank’s corporate university, First Indiana University. He was responsible for First Indiana’s balanced scorecard management system, leadership development, training, and the Career Development Program.