The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

In response to my blog post titled, “Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation: A Critique” , Wendy Kirkpatrick wrote a comment directing me to a white paper that she co-authored with Jim Kirkpatrick, "The Kirkpatrick Four Levels: A Fresh Look After 50 Years 1959 - 2009."

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 16, 2021

The missing link — Level 3: Behavior, in The Kirkpatrick Model — is where the value of training is created so the desired results are realized. Begin designing your program using The Kirkpatrick Model, known as the four levels of training evaluation. Here are the deceptively simple steps to creating training with true value.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

This movie should be required viewing for anyone in the learning industry – it demonstrates all the ingredients for effective learning. Weber also points out how effectively additional techniques demonstrated in the movie – like music, movement, and humor – open the mind to learning. I’ll be seeing it again! Properly d.

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Unboxed

DECEMBER 18, 2020

To remain competitive, employers, managers, coaches, and teams all need to cultivate continuous learning cultures across the organization. Incorporate ongoing opportunities for feedback and coaching. The Kirkpatrick model of measurement has been around for more than 50 years. ACTION STEPS. Assess how you’re doing as of today.

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Limestone Learning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

PT: How Coaching Drives Talent Development and Retention This webinar will teach specific techniques and strategies organizations can adopt organizationally down to every leader to develop and retain top talent. The number one thing leaders need to do to become great leadership coaches. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 1 p.m.–2

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Unboxed

DECEMBER 30, 2020

But, are your teams as effective as they could be? Functional capabilities or professional capabilities are the specific skills that an individual needs to perform effectively in a given role. Increase leader confidence by growing their ability to coach and provide meaningful and relevant feedback. Personal Capabilities.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

That’s all fair, and we should seek to accommodate as many people as possible in our pursuit of effective training. And yet that’s effectively what is happening when we present text visually and then have someone say it at the same time. Why don’t we hear that? Because it’s not true. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

It’s hard to overstate the importance of learner engagement when teaching complex new material, and in this case the $2 whiteboard is far more effective at gaining that engagement. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

The number one most asked question by social media marketers was, “How do I measure the effect of social media marketing on my business?” Instead of getting answers, by the time it was over I found myself asking more questions. The webinar hosts didn’t have an answer. I’m not trying to discredit either of these firms whatsoever. Properly d.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Discover how to effectively network in a physically distanced world. Learn how hiring a coach (ICF-certified) and incorporating coaching into your career planning can add to your resilience during these times and take it up a notch to “prosilience.” Determine the necessary skills to develop people to be effective producers.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 29, 2021

Join this webinar as David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst for Brandon Hall Group — with guests Charlie Chung, Vice President of Solutions from NovoEd, and Michael Leimbach, Vice President of Global Research and Development for Wilson Learning — discuss the key elements of an effective digital sales training strategy.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 5, 2011

Nothing new, really, but it reinforced the idea that effective training can only be accomplished by doing , not being told. In effect, he was driving; I was just executing the commands. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 13, 2010

While many large corporations still fear wikis for internal communication because they are “hard to control,” a number of intelligence agencies have been using a wiki tool – called Intellipedia – for several years. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 12, 2010

While many large corporations still fear wikis for internal communication because they are “hard to control,” a number of intelligence agencies have been using a wiki tool – called Intellipedia – for several years. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

The number one most asked question by social media marketers was, “How do I measure the effect of social media marketing on my business?” Instead of getting answers, by the time it was over I found myself asking more questions. The webinar hosts didn’t have an answer. I’m not trying to discredit either of these firms whatsoever. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

They may by very knowledgeable about the technology behind a tool but can’t bridge the gap to explaining its usage to the people who will be using it, or they don’t know of the most effective learning solutions (e.g. ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning). Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

They found that the employees near the edge of a cluster were more effective at problem-solving than those in the middle of a cluster. The clustering of employee groups was not the surprising thing. The real discovery came when they posed problems for various employees to solve. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

But why is video so much more effective at accelerating innovation than, say, print – or even eLearning? Like Marsha (above) I am a graduate student at Roosevelt University and focus on technologies like YouTube as an effective learning tool. Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory.

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Acorn Labs

JULY 10, 2023

Today's rapidly evolving business landscape means effective leadership is more important than ever for organisations to survive, let alone thrive. What is leadership training? Leadership training is a structured experience that helps individuals develop the skills, behaviours, knowledge and tools needed to be effective leaders.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

To start answering these questions, we have to acknowledge that formal learning, as we know it today, will not be effective in the future. How will organizations get them to adopt new business processes, procedures, or software systems when necessary? Instead, we will need to put the workers themselves in charge of their own learning.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 2, 2011

Up until now the effects of these failed implementations have amounted to little more than lost opportunities. Simply put, in most cases failed EHRs suffer from the same symptoms that are seen in countless other IT implementations: insufficient staff buy-in, insufficient training, and an ROI that is often slow to make itself apparent.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

My experience is that when implemented and administered effectively, wikis can essentially serve as an institutional knowledge reservoir and stop the brain drain, or at least slow it to a trickle. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

My experience is that when implemented and administered effectively, wikis can essentially serve as an institutional knowledge reservoir and stop the brain drain, or at least slow it to a trickle. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

These people hold the secret to effective networking – it’s not all about you ; it’s about all of you. In Malcom Gladwell’s book, The Tipping Point , Gladwell introduces several influential personality types, one of which is the Connector – an individual who knows large numbers of people and is in the habit of making introductions.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

In a world as ever-changing as today’s, it is frankly the height of hubris to assume that all problems can be solved by a few heads, but that is effectively what many organizations persist in doing. The problems facing struggling Fortune 500 companies are often similarly complex, yet few if any are utilizing a crowd-sourcing model.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Social Learning theorist Albert Bandura maintains that: “Learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. First to prove they are safe and then to prove they are effective. Actual patients must volunteer to participate.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

So, while SurveyMonkey’s research is interesting, it still doesn’t tell us conclusively what the effect is of over-questioning your clients. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem?

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

So, while SurveyMonkey’s research is interesting, it still doesn’t tell us conclusively what the effect is of over-questioning your clients. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem?

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Spark Your Interest

JANUARY 11, 2022

Hamblin as “ any attempt to obtain information on the effects of training performance and to assess the value of training in the light of that information.” You can also use training evaluations to analyze the effectiveness between different training programs or methods of delivery. What Are Training Evaluations?

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 21, 2011

What happens in class is interactive problem solving – which means, in effect, that the “teachers have used technology to humanize the classroom,” he says. Khan discusses this whole phenomenon in this 20-minute TED talk. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Thursday, January 2, 2020, 11AM – 12PM PT: Accelerate the Development of Emerging Leaders (Free for ATD members) There’s an urgent need for effective leadership in our institutions of higher learning, government and corporations. Emerging leaders are all around us, but they need help developing into effective leaders.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

To be effective the game must make work seem like play. There are many elements of games and simulations that, when designed effectively, can help our learners achieve a state of flow: rich back stories and characters, compelling plotlines, and that delicate balance between something that is difficult, yet still achievable. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

While we may like to believe that directing and guiding our learners to new understanding is the most effective way to educate, the traditional Instructor-Led Training (ILT) model fails to recognize that our learners have changed. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Limestone Learning

APRIL 29, 2020

In this webinar, with Jim Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., Senior Consultant at Kirkpatrick Partners, and Wendy Kirkpatrick, President of Kirkpatrick Partners, will explain why informal learning’s actually an opportunity for you to expand your influence as a learning and performance consultant, and deliver increased value to your organization.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 29, 2011

The cause and effect is easy to understand. This effects workers in northern states more often than in the south so we have made that point abundantly clear throughout the program. Going back to the propane industry, there is a phenomenon called auto-refrigeration. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d.

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Unboxed

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Gain insights on how effective your training is by retrieving granular data on specific questions or administer surveys for a broader view. Robust reporting helps you identify coaching opportunities for learners who have skill gaps and empower teams that need additional training resources. The Kirkpatrick Model. Spoke® Reports.

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Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Those responsible for training delivery understand the value of measuring training effectiveness. Without a formal assessment of training effectiveness, you cannot ascertain the return on investment of your training spend. What is Kirkpatrick’s model of training evaluation? Level 3: Behaviour. Source: [link].

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