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April 15, 2020
Should We Forget Learning and Focus on Performance?
Read MoreAs we try to come to terms with the ghastly implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, how we measure the performance of our organizations has never been more important. I wanted…
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April 15, 2020
Harness the Power of Informal Learning
Read MoreLet’s face it: many of us obtain the knowledge and data we require to complete our work by using the internet. Especially under current shelter-at-home orders, and the reality that…
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April 8, 2020
5 Ways to Learn Online While Sheltering at Home
Read MoreJust because you are working from home doesn’t mean you are limited in your resources. Here is how to access over 100 free items virtually, or attend upcoming live-online events.…
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April 8, 2020
Training And The Business: Social Distance Is Business As Usual
Read MoreThis time of recommended social distancing has me realizing that training and the business are socially distanced almost every day. So, why are people feeling so off balance due to…
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March 25, 2020
Easy Level 3 – You Can Do This!
Read MoreGetting to Kirkpatrick Level 3 is not as difficult, expensive or time-consuming as some people think. Even if you are struggling to get buy-in and participation from stakeholders, here are a…
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March 19, 2020
Kirkpatrick’s Solutions to Today’s Training Crisis – A Conversation with Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick
Read MoreLooking for some positive news? Let’s make our own! Since so many of us cannot travel right now and are faced with cancelled programs, we designed a brand new program that…
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March 4, 2020
Jim Kirkpatrick’s ReNEWal Year Update – How is He Doing?
Read MoreWell, here I am again. Time to ante up and let you know how I am doing on my goals for my ReNEWal Year initiative that I announced in January. To…
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February 19, 2020
2020 in 20/20 – Yes! I Have Time For That
Read More2020 in 20/20 – Yes! I Have Time For ThatBy Wendy Kayser Kirkpatrick Time. It’s one of the most precious commodities we have, and seemingly, there is never enough of it.…
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February 5, 2020
4 Steps to Get Training Results
Read MoreWhen companies invest in training, they expect results. In this Coaching for Leaders podcast episode, host Dave Stachowiak interviews Jim Kirkpatrick, creator of the New World Kirkpatrick Model, to discuss…
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January 30, 2020
Only Fools Rush In, To Tie Training to Kirkpatrick Level 4 Results
Read MoreLearning and performance professionals the world over are receiving the same mandate: show the organizational value of your efforts. Well-intentioned individuals provide learning data and then eagerly rush in to…
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January 22, 2020
Quantifying the Elusive Value of Learning and Development
Read MoreAccording to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), only 22 percent of organizations are actively trying to improve how they gather and analyze data around workplace learning, despite…
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January 8, 2020
Jim Kirkpatrick’s New Year Message: Make 2020 a ReNEWal Year
Read MoreMy 2018 New Year’s message detailed what I believe the learning and development industry needs to do in order to survive. Last year, my message was full of hope. This year,…
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December 17, 2019
Achieving Training Evaluation Nirvana – Measurable Contribution to Top Organizational Goals
Read MoreEighty percent of training professionals believe that evaluating training results is important to their organization, according to the Association for Talent Development’s 2016 research report, “Evaluating Learning: Getting to Measurements…
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November 13, 2019
The Dangers of Isolating Training Impact
Read MoreIt is very tempting to want to isolate the impact of training on high-level organizational results or isolate the impact of any component, for that matter. The reality is that…
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October 30, 2019
Is Your Leadership Development Program Destined to Fail?
Read MoreLeadership initiatives are among the most popular training topics. When properly executed, they can maximize all other initiatives and be a true force-multiplier. Unfortunately, many leadership initiatives only yield a…
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September 18, 2019
4 Lessons Our Cats Taught Us About Training Evaluation
Read MoreWe are cat lovers at Kirkpatrick Partners. Here are the simple, yet valuable, lessons our cats remind us of daily. Lesson #1: Start With the End in Mind Starting with…
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May 29, 2019
Best Practices For Measuring Leadership Development – From 6 Industry Experts
Read MoreRead the article If you have been tasked with implementing a leadership development program that yields organizational results, you are not alone. Leadership development is one of the top training…
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April 3, 2019
Achieving Training Evaluation Nirvana – Measurable Contribution to Top Organizational Goals
Read MoreEighty percent of training professionals believe that evaluating training results is important to their organization, according to the Association for Talent Development’s 2016 research report “Evaluating Learning: Getting to Measurements…
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March 20, 2019
How to Evaluate Micro-Learning and New Tech-Based Training
Read MoreSo many of you have reached out and asked us how to measure the effectiveness of micro-learning and other newer styles of training. Here is our best advice, along with…
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February 6, 2019
30 Organizations That Achieved Kirkpatrick Level 4 Results
Read MoreWe are often asked if there are organizations that are getting to Level 4.
The answer is, yes! Some have generously made their case examples available to you, including Toyota, the U.S. Department of Defense, Emirates Airlines and the Internal Revenue Service.
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January 22, 2019
Why is Online Training so Lonely?
Read MoreIf you think online training is lonely and isolating, you are not alone. If you Google the phrase, “Why is Online Training so Lonely?” you will get over 60 million…
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December 6, 2018
Why is it Easier to Train Pets Than People?
Read MoreIt’s a startling statistic for L&D professionals: approximately 85% of training graduates do something other than what they learned during training. There are a variety of reasons for this, including:…
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November 28, 2018
Many Training Professionals Fear This: Do You?
Read MoreHonest evaluation also means having the courage to report all data to stakeholders, whether positive or negative. It is always nice when the data is positive; that makes reporting easy…
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October 17, 2018
Here’s How to Handle the Vague Training Request
Read MoreBack in June, Wendy Kirkpatrick offered tips on what to try when you just can’t get a seat at the table. She’s back with more from her in-studio radio interview with Stone Payton and Lee…