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The training and development function has made important contributions to the success of American corporations, but is it time now for an overhaul? Sims thinks it is. Not only does his book delineate the ways in which T&D has lost touch with the times, but it also identifies the ways in which it ...

The training and development function has made important contributions to the success of American corporations, but is it time now for an overhaul? Sims thinks it is. Not only does his book delineate the ways in which T&D has lost touch with the times, but it also identifies the ways in which it can--and must--be restructured and, indeed, "reinvented." It must be more responsive to customer demands and interests, it must participate in and contribute directly to competitive corporate strategies. And it must find ways to measure concretely its performance and its contribution to the corporate bottom line. Sims' book is thus the first to take a corporate strategy approach to understanding and developing the T&D function. In doing so, it dissects T&D, chapter-by-chapter, and in each chapter provides practical guidance on how trainers can improve their performance and thus contribute clearly to the success of their organizations. Not only training and development people, but management in other areaswill find this book thoughtful, provocative, and challenging.

Combining a systems perspective with an experiential learning approach, this volume is designed to help trainers and human resources managers more effectively manage training programs. It is a step-by-step guide to conducting key phases of any training program: pre-assessment, needs analysis ...

Combining a systems perspective with an experiential learning approach, this volume is designed to help trainers and human resources managers more effectively manage training programs. It is a step-by-step guide to conducting key phases of any training program: pre-assessment, needs analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation. The author focuses throughout on the principles of good training program design as well as on training for the development of certain pivotal skills, competency levels, and individual differences.

This impressive volume is a collection of thought leadership pieces written by leaders in business, academia and consulting firms from around the world, in conjunction with the firm Heidrick and Struggles. The book offers a compliation of knowledge from people across industries and across the globe ...

This impressive volume is a collection of thought leadership pieces written by leaders in business, academia and consulting firms from around the world, in conjunction with the firm Heidrick and Struggles. The book offers a compliation of knowledge from people across industries and across the globe on a variety of strategic issues facing the executives of today such as Governance, Leadership, Leading Transformation, Human Capital and the War For talent, Investing in the New Economy, and Emerging Business Models. Each section will consist of thought pieces and interviews by some of the leaders who are successfully navigating today's difficult and changing market environment including Craig Conway, President and CEO, PeopleSoft, Inc.; David S. Pottruck, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab Corporation; Fred Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corporation; Hank McKinnell, CEO, Pfizer; Kenneth Chanault, CEO, American Express; Steve Reinmund, CEO, PepsiCo; Edward Tian, CEO, China Netcom; and Heinrich von Pierer, CEO of Siemens. Framing these sections will be articles by leading academics in the field, including Jay Conger on governance, Mohanbir Sawhney on new business models and Elspeth Murray on change. This book cuts through the jargon and the fluff, and serves as a reference manual that senior managers can digest quickly, and which MBA students will find invaluable.