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How do you accurately and effectively measure return on investment (ROI) in training and performance improvement? 

Measuring ROI in Learning and Development, a new volume with a focus on the international arena and including a selection of case studies, provides detailed information on how to create, develop, and sustain a comprehensive ROI evaluation system. A focus on accountability in measuring ROI in learning and performance improvement programs has produced a book filled with functional, pragmatic suggestions and examples that can be implemented in the real world. 

Measuring ROI in Learning & Development Editor Spotlights

Jack J. Phillips, PhD, is chairman of the ROI Institute and a world-renowned expert on measurement and evaluation. Phillips provides consulting services for Fortune 500 companies and workshops for major conference providers worldwide. Phillips is also the author or editor of more than 30 books and more than 100 articles. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune, and on CNN.

Patricia Pulliam Phillips, PhD, is an internationally recognized author, consultant, and president and CEO of the ROI Institute, Inc. Phillips provides consulting services to organizations worldwide. She helps organizations build capacity in the ROI Methodology by facilitating the ROI certification process and teaching the ROI Methodology through workshops and graduate level courses.

ASTD Press News


Coaching Employee Engagement Training has hit the shelves! Click here to learn more about the newest installment of ASTD Press' Training Workshop Series. 

 

 Get the second edition of ASTD's best-selling title Telling Ain't Training, available in print or as a  Content Express eBook!

 

The ASTD Press Fall 2011 Books Catalog is here! Click to see a PDF.

 

ASTD Press Books Now on Kindle!
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2010 Top 5 Best-Selling ASTD Press titles:

  1. The New Social Learning
  2. Telling Ain't Training
  3. ASTD Leadership Handbook 
  4. 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing
  5. Coaching Up and Down the Generations

2010 Top 5 Best-Selling ASTD Press eBook titles:

  1. The New Social Learning 
  2. Competency-Based Training Basics
  3. Coaching Up and Down the Generations 
  4. Feeding Your Leadership Pipeline 
  5. Evidence-Based Training Methods: A Guide for Training Professionals

New Releases

Coaching Employee Engagement Training is written for managers and other leaders who, regardless of their level of experience, wish to facilitate and support the development of truly engaged employees within their organization. Utilizing clear, focused suggestions on improving employee coaching skills, Coaching Employee Engagement Training focuses on the fundamentals of successful employee coaching, and delivers powerful, pragmatic lessons within an easy-to-use, highly efficient workbook format. With its comprehensive approach to teaching employee coaching, Coaching Employee Engagement Training is a valuable resource for everyone interested in creating a more engaged workplace environment.

 

When the first edition of Telling Ain’t Training was published in 2002, its practical, learner-focused approach quickly became a favorite with learning and development professionals, as well as school teachers, parents, professors, and anyone else who trains, educates, or instructs. Chockfull of myth-busting research and ready-to-use tools, always delivered in a lighthearted and entertaining style, Telling Ain’t Training set new standards for the training industry.

That’s a tough act to follow, but this long-awaited new edition does not disappoint. While it has been updated, expanded and enhanced to reflect almost a decade of progress, fans of Telling Ain’t Training will be relieved to find that its lively, user-friendly tone has been carefully preserved. In fact, this is a book that faithfully practices what it preaches, engaging the reader from page one and immediately involving them in the first of many try-it-yourself exercises in learning.

 10 Steps to Successful Business Alignment offers a fresh, informative perspective on the challenge of achieving business alignment. As the global recession has magnified the need for demonstrable results from projects and programs in every organization, the need for understanding and delivering business alignment has never been more important. Moving far beyond merely defining the concept, this book demonstrates how to create alignment, provides insight on how to ensure alignment is properly positioned at the outset of projects, and shows how to successfully validate and maintain effective alignment over the entire lifespan of those projects. Written by a pair of globally recognized experts on business-related measurement and evaluation, 10 Steps to Successful Business Alignment provides managers, executives, and organizational leaders in every industry the tools required to achieve and sustain sound, sustainable business alignment.

 

How do you train people in a specialized, complex subject area that you don’t fully understand yourself?

If you’re an experienced trainer, training manager, content designer, curriculum developer, or anyone else who creates courses, Technical Training Basics can help you tackle this challenge head-on. With this book as your guide, you can understand and navigate the process of creating effective technical training programs in partnership with a subject matter expert.

New Titles Coming Soon from ASTD Press!

 

Informal learning is semi-structured and occurs in a variety of places through daily interactions among a group of people. Though participants have the intention of learning something, it happens outside of a traditional classroom setting without an instructor. This type of learning is increasing in popularity as it allows for learning to happen on-demand and at the learner’s pace.

Informal Learning Basics introduces readers to informal learning and provides them with practical suggestions for implementing informal learning in their organizations. Readers will discover how people learn informally, ways to provide informal learning, how to use technology to support informal learning, how to make the most of existing resources, and more.

 

 

 
 
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