Many of our ROE believers are collecting more useful quantitative and qualitative data than even a few months ago. They are truly gathering what the U.S. CIA refers to as “actionable intelligence”.

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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #39

By Jim Kirkpatrick

When you are asked to report the value of your training, do you break a sweat? Are you completely clear on what is expected?

If you dread receiving a summons to plead your case, you are not alone.

Read this week’s quick tip for practical advice from a senior business leader on what information they really want.

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Enjoying working with the Singapore Armed Forces this week.

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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #38

Most training professionals are very caring and giving people; this is why they go into training.

Reading many evaluation forms, however, one might get the impression that trainers care more about what people think of them than if participants obtained valuable knowledge and skills.

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Nearly every goal-setting philosophy begins with a clear vision of the desired end result. While this principle is quite simple and easy to understand, examples of people ignoring it abound.

In the world of training and development, many workplace learning professionals with the best of intentions embark on designing, developing, and delivering training programs without a clear vision of what is expected as a result of the program.

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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #37

If your needs analysis reveals the need to build knowledge or skill in your target audience, training will likely be the intervention of choice.

Before you pop open your laptop and start designing learning objectives, read this quick tip to make your training as impactful as possible

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 Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #33

The Kirkpatricks often see people confusing training goals with organizational goals.

Organizational goals are the highest mission and purpose of an organization. An example in a for-profit company is meeting client needs with the right products at the right time, in a way that is profitable for the company.

In a not-for-profit organization, the goal is usually the reason the organization was created. For example, to ensure a clean water supply, save lives, or manage the financial resources of the country for the most good.

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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #32

Much of what learning professionals do does not directly contribute to business or mission value.

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