Kirkpatrick Blog

Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick spoke at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2021, the largest cable event in the Americas and hosted by The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), a subsidiary of CableLabs®. The event took place…

Kirkpatrick Partners is honored to have their article on how to structure and evaluate a successful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiative featured on the cover of T+D Magazine.

Tragic headlines continue to put diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the forefront and reinforce the urgency and importance of true change in these areas. Are you struggling with exactly…

Don’t let your training role be replaced by an app. The Kirkpatrick’s laid out 6 simple and impactful things you can do right now to stay relevant.

Hone your business acumen and speak the language of the business when making your case for training resources and support.

Do your leadership development remote and in-person training programs produce results? Most training professionals can easily identify the desired training outcome, but don’t know the formula to achieve the desired…

Everyone believes training helps people and teams to succeed, but sometimes it misses the mark. Quality training requires many resources, and it needs to work. Listen to Jim Kirkpatrick’s expert advice…

A Google search on the phrase sales training yields 2.5 billion results. Which program should you choose? How do you know if it will deliver results? The secret to selecting a sales…

Seven years ago this week, my dad passed from this world at age 90. As I reflect on his life as a training leader and father, I focus on the…

Change. The word strikes fear in many people. If you are part of a change management initiative, or simply trying to help people through a workplace transition, here are six…

Are you struggling to evaluate the effectiveness of remote training, especially when you are also working remotely? If so, listen to this conversation between Wendy Kirkpatrick, training evaluation expert, and…

Listen to this free webinar to find out Jim Kirkpatrick’s one, game-changing question that will generate the support and involvement required for your training programs to impact on-the-job performance and create meaningful results.

Attend this free webinar to find out the secret to sales training that works every time, regardless of the topic, audience, or delivery platform.  Don’t miss this event if you…

Do you deliver training and then go looking for results? Then you are part of the majority who miss the most important element of a successful training and evaluation plan.…

Many training professionals don’t evaluate organizational level outcomes for their programs because they think they won’t be able to prove it. Ironically, this avoidance of Level 4 Results is a…

Have you been tasked with showing the value of a major soft skills initiative, such as leadership development, onboarding, or change management? Watch this free, recorded program to learn the…

We hate it when people approach us for help and tell us it’s impossible to evaluate their training programs. Here is how to avoid the most common problem that prevents you…

Goals do not work for most people, but we keep setting them. So what can you do to make a plan for success? Experts agree on one key element: an…

What I Learned in 2020 Last year I entitled my new year message ReNEWal. One of my goals was to build deeper relationships with my adult son, C.J., and my…

Most training programs yield about 15% effectiveness. New year’s resolutions work about 20% of the time. Why these dismally low success rates? Because most people fail to create and implement…

By Jim Kirkpatrick Are you struggling to get the input you need from others to build your training programs? Is feedback hard to come by? There is no natural bridge…

I don’t know about you, but in 2020 we were really busy converting in-person training programs to virtual formats. Sometimes the outcomes surprised us, and sometimes they were exactly what…

The Kirkpatrick Model was great for the 1950s, but what about now? Click here to read the data in an article published in the International Journal of Management, Economics and Social Sciences. It demonstrates…

In Jim Kirkpatrick’s interview with the team of Right Click Refresh you will hear answers to the most common question about the Kirkpatrick Model and what four simple steps you can take to…