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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
Happy Holidays from Kirkpatrick Partners
Read MoreWe are so pleased to have you as part of our community. From the Kirkpatrick family to yours, we wish you the happiest of holidays and a great start to…
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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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December 11, 2019
Training Evaluation Doesn’t Have to Be as Formal as You Think
Read MoreDoes training evaluation strike fear into your heart, creating anxiety because you feel uncertain about what to do or if what you’re doing is correct? It shouldn’t be that stressful.…
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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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November 10, 2019
Give Thanks For Truth In Evaluation
Read MoreFreedom of speech is a right that many fought hard to attain, and we do not believe it should be taken for granted. This November, we in the United States,…
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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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October 16, 2019
Top Training Evaluation Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Read MoreEffective training evaluation is elusive to many in the learning and development field. Most profess to understand the basics of the Kirkpatrick Model, yet struggle to implement it in their…
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October 2, 2019
4 Ways to Avoid One of the Most Common Training Mistakes
Read MoreWe often see training professionals committing the fatal error of confusing training goals with organizational goals. This creates division between training and the organization it serves, and often makes training…