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Getting to Level 3 is not as difficult, expensive or time-consuming as some people think. In this quick tip, we provide a list of practical steps training professionals can take before…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #29 Many training professionals wonder if their evaluation forms are asking the best possible questions to obtain the information they need to make good decisions.…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #25 Missed Parts 1-5? Read them here The training is complete and participants have returned to their jobs. Do you let out a sigh of relief…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #24 Missed Parts 1-4? Read them here Think about the last training class you attended. In the same way that a civil engineer designs the signage…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #23 Missed Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3? Read them all here In the last quick tip we talked about performing a good needs analysis before diving in and…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #22 Missed Part 1? Read it here.Missed Part 2? Read it here. Training professionals who take the time and make the effort to build bridges to the…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #21 Missed Part 1? Read it here. Training professionals need to do more than deliver a great training class. They need to give their internal or…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #20The role of training professionals has changed as technology has advanced. 15 years ago it may have been enough to deliver a great training class.…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #17 Training is often mistakenly viewed as the end of a journey rather than the beginning. After training, participants have the sometimes daunting task of…

In this seven-minute interview, Don and Jim Kirkpatrick discuss how Don’s first year of retirement from public speaking is going and what’s been keeping him busy. Additionally, the Kirkpatrick’s give…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2: #2 Do you care about the typical smile sheet data? If so, chances are you are a training professional. Your stakeholders, however, are typically looking…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2 #1 To start your year right we have a gift for you: a free copy of the Kirkpatrick chapter, Chapter 20, of the ASTD Handbook of…

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…

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.…