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Military submarines use active sonar, or pinging, to emit pulses and create echoes that identify nearby objects and potential threats. Workplace learning and performance professionals (WLPs) can do the same to…

Military submarines use passive sonar to “listen” for nearby obstructions or threats. A long, sensitive cable called a towed array is stretched out behind a moving submarine and can pick up even slight…

Military organizations provide many training best practices because they cannot afford to just train people and hope that they perform well in the field. Flawless execution is required every time,…

“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. On August 22, the ASTD Valley of the Sun Chapter hosted the Don Kirkpatrick Honors…

In today’s resource-strapped business world, there exists greater pressure than ever to demonstrate the value of training to the organization. In Part 2 of this two-part webinar, Wendy Kirkpatrick shares…

In today’s resource-strapped business world, there exists greater pressure than ever to demonstrate the value of training to the organization. In Part 1 of this two-part webinar, Jim Kirkpatrick discusses…

The current issue of Training magazine includes an announcement of the winners of their Emerging Training Leaders award. Kirkpatrick Partners is proud to announce that Wendy Kirkpatrick has been selected as one of these…

Misinformation about training evaluation abounds. Take this quick, 10-question true/false quiz to test your own knowledge of training evaluation. Participation is anonymous and will only be tracked to aggregate the…

Written by Dr. Ken Reynolds of SRA International, Inc. Random sampling is the basis for most of the procedures of statistical inference. An appropriate sampling methodology ensures the equal likelihood of drawing another sample with…

On February 13-14, 2013, Maha Khatib, a Certified Facilitator for Kirkpatrick Partners, facilitated a bronze level certification program in India. This program was special in that it marked the first time…

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.…