It's hard to believe that we are now in the middle of 2018. Back in January, Jim Kirkpatrick kicked off the New Year with words of wisdom--and warning--to L&D professionals.

Are you struggling to move from trainer to strategic business partner? Mid-year seems like a good time for a review.

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Thoughts from Jim Kirkpatrick, PhD

"How do you know when you are becoming a strategic business partner? When you are designing an entire initiative, not just formal training."

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Thoughts from Jim Kirkpatrick, PhD

"How do you know when you are becoming a strategic business partner? When you think and write in terms of performance objectives" ​

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Thoughts from Jim Kirkpatrick, PhD

"Save training dollars: Use a Blended Evaluation Plan^® instead of attempting to measure/monitor the four levels as separate buckets." ​

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Mission success is critical for most organizations, but for some, like NASA, successful missions are a matter of life and death. 

Jim Kirkpatrick's co-authored article featured in the May issue of TD Magazine, shares valuable lessons other companies can learn from NASA's experience.

Read how the Kirkpatrick Model helped successfully shape NASA's approach to training and how your organization can do the same.

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L&D professionals must utilize effective training evaluation in order to gauge the success of their initiatives. Are you unsure where to start?

Listen to this Kirkpatrick audio clip. Don Kirkpatrick provides a four levels overview including the 10 requirements for an effective program.

Jim Kirkpatrick wraps things up by covering business partnership and the five purposes of evaluation.

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Does the idea of demonstrating the value of your programs strike fear in your heart? Fear not. It is achievable, and it can be done in a simple, straightforward way.

Wendy Kirkpatrick walks you through the steps, offering tactics for before, during and after training. 

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As Jim Kirkpatrick celebrates his milestone 65th birthday, he shares some of his favorite personal and professional memories.

Click here to see all photos in this special birthday album, hand-selected by Jim himself.

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