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Microlearning is an essential tool that talent development professionals can use to fully engage their learners and tackle organisational performance needs. How do you know if the microlearning approach is successful? And what works? Designing Microlearning answers these and other questions.

Explains why new manager orientation is critical for bridging the gap between when employees join management and when they receive development. Sharlyn Lauby details management orientation and how it differs from other management development programs; why a manager-specific program is needed; and ways to gain support for these programs.

Details a five-step process for creating a culture of excellence. Jacqueline Burandt provides ways to use award applications as a benchmark for developing change; a list of benefits to elicit C-suite support; guidance on how to align with internal and external parties; and tools for building and sustaining a high-quality learning organisation.

Introduces the Results Come First framework. Chris Adams and Beth Hughes show how results should come first when engaging with clients; the forces that may throw off the balance of your development initiative; and examples of how the framework works in action.

Provides a modern approach to giving performance feedback. Ben Locwin discusses the importance and challenges of giving feedback; why discussions go wrong; how to personalize feedback discussions; considerations for measuring the effectiveness of discussions; and tools to assist managers in providing feedback more effectively.

Conquer your phobia of public speaking with 10 Steps to Successful Presentations. In this second edition, the Association for Talent Development provides an updated 10-step guide to delivering first-rate presentations whether you have several months or just one day to prepare.

Provides the real-world definitions to about 300 of the world's most commonly-used business terms and gives you the origin story (who coined the term? when did it start to be used figuratively in the business world?) for each one. Get the language clarity you need and have fun learning the full etymology of favourite phrases.

Gleaning insights from research, theory, and practice, authors Karl M. Kapp and Robyn A. Defelice debunk the myths around microlearning and present their universal definition. In Microlearning: Short and Sweet, they go beyond the hypothetical and offer tips on putting microlearning into action.

Author Megan Torrance introduces the LLAMA (TM) methodology to illustrate how Agile applies to learning and development projects. This book includes templates for goal alignment, scope definition, estimating, planning, and iterative development.

Sheds new light on quota challenges, the story behind them, and the methods to solve them. Author Mark Donnolo's problem-solving approach features quota design frameworks and a range of scalable methods plus the candid expert perspectives of CEOs and other senior leaders. This is a must-read for those who set and fulfil quotas.

Filled with real examples and 40 tools to help you master the nuances that drive deliberate development. Wendy Axelrod helps you stretch your abilities to unlock memorable experiences for your mentees and create a lasting legacy for yourself.

Creates a new framework for anticipating emerging learning technologies, outlining six key perspectives you should consider with any new technology. The authors examine some of the day's most commonly discussed emerging technologies and pose the questions that will point the way to your own strategy.

Challenges compliance training that simply ensures employees avoid the legal risk of failing to comply with a specific mandate. Organisations must design compliance programmes that serve a higher purpose and build resilient cultures focusing on integrity and ethics learning.

Offers the key success tools all world-class organisations have in common and explain how your organisation can adopt them, using the World Class Excellence Model. For this second edition, the authors present updated examples from organisations including IKEA, Harley-Davidson, Ritz-Carlton, and Walt Disney.

As more companies want e-learning for training and development, they often task lone individuals with the work. And when you're on your own, you need workarounds and shortcuts. Think of E-Learning Department of One as your lifeline, covering the entire scope of e-learning design and development, all from the lens of how to get by with limited resources, help, and time.

A learning management system is the cornerstone of any organisation's online training and development. Konstance Allen details what an LMS is capable of; the individuals who should be on your LMS selection committee; how to create a request for information; and the type of support you should expect from an LMS supplier.

Move beyond reactively developing shadowing and rotational programs to proactively championing them at your organisation. Mia Mulrennan explains what shadowing and rotational programs are; reasons for building these programs; simple tools to use to get started; and how to achieve programs that help learning ""stick"" and produce winning outcomes.

Good managers know they need to deliver results to be successful. Great ones? They understand managing encompasses something more: making connections, embodying the right skills, and developing their direct reports. They also realise it takes practice. With Focus on Them, you'll get the tools and know-how to excel as a manager.

Facilitate Groups That Deliver Results Every professional businessperson needs a complete portfolio of skills, yet one area is often taken for granted: the art of facilitation. This book takes the guesswork out of this essential skill and gives you a step-by-step process for becoming an accomplished and successful facilitator.As a facilitator, your job is to remain neutral while helping others achieve common objectives. To do this, you need tools and techniques to deal with a wide variety of group meeting situations. In 10 Steps to Successful Facilitation, yoüll find everything you need, including A wealth of methods and ideas to engage participants Strategies for handling conflict and creating a collaborative climate Tips for using media and technology effectivelyThis second edition features updates to each step, reorganized to align with the problems facilitators face today, such as the increasing prevalence of virtual meetings. Yoüll have the help you need to act as a catalyst for progress, enabling others to focus on key issues, arrive at appropriate solutions, and build sustainable agreements.With this book as your roadmap, you can be thoroughly prepared for the role of facilitator, ready to cultivate cooperation and understanding among individuals and assist your organization in developing shared solutions to its challenges.

Utilizing a mix of regular and contingent workers, or even outsourcing the entire workforce, is one way to help reduce costs and has become an attractive employment model for many organisations. This book takes you inside this process, and helps you gain a better understanding of the possible impact of these workers on your organisation's future.

When meetings draw employees away from day-to-day tasks and then fail to reach their intended outcome, it has huge costs to the organisation. But with preparation, you can turn these wasted opportunities into sessions that fully engage. This book includes 13 facilitation designs you can apply to solve problems, build trust, and deal with conflict.

Shows you how to provide the focus and direction needed to track on-the-job progress and build a pipeline of better-skilled workers. Discover how a well-designed structured on-the-job training program can be your company's talent development answer to a Swiss Army knife.

Presents 10 relatable workplace problems in a fictionalised case study format, offering different perspectives on their solutions from expert coaches, performance consultants, organisational experts, and others, making for a collaborative and provocative interchange about today's workplace professionals and their organisations.

Your Talent Development AtlasIf yoüve been directing your organization¿s talent development effort during the last few years, you might think yoüre on a journey without a map. There are few published resources to guide you in a challenge that many experts promise will only become more urgent, and necessary, in the coming years. Elaine Biech, a legendary leader in training and development, understands the road ahead and has partnered with ATD to present a new book that will point the way¿ATD¿s Foundations of Talent Development: Launching, Leveraging, and Leading Your Organization's TD Effort.Biech imbues this comprehensive volume with the energy and passion she has manifested in a career spanning more than three decades. In her hands, you have a trusted adviser who provides guidance, leadership, and direction to your organization. Biech painstakingly guides you over 36 chapters¿taking you from developing your talent development strategy, creating an operating plan, and reinforcing your organization¿s talent development mindset, through design and delivery, measurement and evaluation, and preparing for the future. No matter where you are in your development, you will be able to pick up this book and select chapters that describe how you can help your organization. What¿s more, Biech has included a new customized model to assist you. Plus, she¿s invited dozens of her friends and colleagues to contribute¿well-known authors, ATD subject matter experts, and icons in the field¿to present a cross-section of voices and approaches in the field. In 2018, ATD celebrates its 75th anniversary by delivering ATD¿s Foundations of Talent Development, its first published reference to the profession it leads and supports. Think of this book as your professional atlas.Table of Contents:I. Identify and Clarify the Organization¿s Learning Foundation1. Your Organization¿s Learning Culture2. Leaders Champion Learning3. Employees Value Learning4. Everyone has a Learning Mindset5. Clarifying Your Organization¿s ReadinessII. Develop a Talent Development Strategy 6. Build A Business Case for Learning7. Enhance Your Organizational and Industry Savvy8. Expand Talent Development¿s Purpose9. Partner with Business to Become Trusted Advisors III. Create an Operating Plan: 10. Align TD to the Organization¿s Needs11. Manage the TD Function12. Balance Services and Budget13. Leveraging Technology for LearningIV. Reinforce an Organizational Talent Development Mindset 14. Maturing Your Organization¿s Learning Culture15. How Your Organization Learns to Perform16. Managers Develop their Employees17. Employees are Accountable for Their Development18. Talent Development Professionals are ConsultantsV. Design and Deliver Learning 19. Formal Learning20. Learning from Others21. On-the-Job Learning22. Contemporary Content23. Services Provided by TD ProfessionalsVI. Fortifying the Learning 24. Enable Social Learning25. Empower Employees26. Coach Managers27. Foster Continual Self-Learning28. Develop TD StaffVII. Define and Measure the Impact 29. Determine and Demonstrate Organizational Impact30. Evaluation Methods31. Getting Started with Evaluation32. The Future of EvaluationVIII. Prepare for the Future 33. The Workplace of the Future34. The Workforce of the Future35. Talent Development Future Trends36. Guiding Your Organization¿s Future

Takes readers behind the scenes with nine stories of executive coach Alice Well and her clients, providing insight into the secrets, tips, and tricks behind unlocking the transformative performance results leaders need. As these stories show, executive coaches must adapt their approach to meet the unique needs, traits, and habits of each leader.

This revised and expanded edition of Speak for a Living offers updated strategies for navigating the public-speaking business, providing new material on social media and website marketing, and showing you how to diversify your services in an increasingly globalised industry.

Industry expert and bestselling author Elaine Biech lays out an eight-step framework to position your organization for the future. This is the companion volume to ATD's Foundations of Talent Development: Launching, Leveraging, and Leading Your Organization's TD Effort, and it offers practical questions, organizational assessments, and tips for each step you must guide your organization through. Biech also presents the newest thinking from industry practitioners and luminaries in leadership and development.

Walks you through the fundamentals of budgeting, explaining your role in your organization's planning and budgeting process. Authors Lianabel Oliver and Eduardo Nin start with a macro perspective, providing an overview of the planning and budgeting process and how it is typically structured within an organization. They then move to preparing a sound budget and defending it to the next level of management. Their combined experience of over 30 years in planning and budgeting will help you navigate this process successfully.

With the encouraging style of a trainer-coach, Timothy Tobin shares his fitness principles and describes the steps to becoming leadership fit. This book is grounded in learning and development and leadership research and illustrated with true-to-life vignettes, sample leadership fitness plans, templates, and tip sheets.

Offers a single source for onboarding best practices, job aids, templates, and checklists, along with examples and stories based on real-life situations the authors have encountered in their practice. While many books about onboarding are limited to employee recruitment and selection, this book follows employees through their first year on the job.