March 15, 2013 - by James Kirkpatrick, Wendy Kayser Kirkpatrick
U.S. government agencies are taking heed to the recommendations outlined in a 2009 ASTD report, The Value of Evaluation. In 2009, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) published The Value of Evaluation: Making Training Evaluations More Effective,... More »
December 24, 2012 - by Anna Maria Rouhana
Mandated training is often worn and ineffective. A prescriptive method can boost effectiveness, help with knowledge transfer, and standardize the approach without being boring. More »
September 15, 2012 - by Clemson Turregano, Thomas G Gaffney
Do the leaders of your agency struggle to stay on the same sheet of music? Do some need developmental feedback, while others grow and change more quickly than the organization? Are members of your team lurching in a zombie-like fashion from one crisis to the next, with ... More »
June 15, 2012 - by Dennis Mankin, Karen McGraw, Ed.D.
Departments of Transportation (DOTs) across the country are challenged to maintain their roads and bridges in the face of large fiscal budgets cuts. Because the work does not diminish with the budget cuts, much of the labor and inspection processes are being transitione... More »
December 14, 2011 - by John Mattox, Vince Penkala
Sharing information with budget officers as a company would with shareholders helps learning and development teams defend the spend. In The Story Factor, author Annette Simmons tells a simple parable of linking everyday tasks to a larger mission. ... More »
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