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Informationen zum Autor THE EDITORS Ryan Watkins is an associate professor with the George Washington University in Washington, DC. He teaches and does research on needs assessment, system analysis and design, instructional design, and distance education. Ryan is the author of 75 E-learning Activities and co-author of Strategic Planning for Success (Pfeiffer), as well as five other books, including Performance by Design, and the E-learning Companion . Ryan is an active member of ISPI and frequent contributor to its journals. Doug Leigh is an associate professor of education with Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. His current research, publication, and consulting interests involve cause analysis, organizational trust, leadership visions, and dispute resolution. Doug is co-author of Strategic Planning for Success and Useful Educational Results, a two-time chair of the American Evaluation Association's needs assessment topic interest group, and past editor-in-chief of the ISPI's journal, Performance Improvement . For more on Ryan and Doug's work, including podcasts with contributing authors to the handbook, visit www.needsassessment.org. Klappentext In this groundbreaking volume, leading practitioners and scholars from around the world provide an authoritative review of the most up-to-date information available on performance interventions, all presented within a holistic framework that helps ensure the accomplishment of significant results.Addressing more than 30 performance interventions, with such varied topics as Incentive Systems, e-Learning, Succession Planning and Executive Coaching, this volume guides readers through the development of comprehensive performance improvement systems. Each chapter illustrates in practical terms how to select, plan, implement, and manage performance interventions, as well as how to evaluate their results. Through best practices research, comparative analysis, illustrative case studies from around the world, and editorial guidance on how to link together diverse interventions, the handbook is an important guide for achieving desired results in the workplace and beyond.Sponsored by International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), the Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, three-volume reference, covers three main areas of interest including Instructional Design and Training Delivery, Selecting and Implementing Performance Interventions, and Measurement and Evaluation. Zusammenfassung There is a need for a standard reference for instructional design professionals. Sponsored by ISPI, Volume One of the Handbook of Training and Improving Performance presents multi-disciplinary knowledge, standard principles, and evidence-based best practices for designing instruction delivering training. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Exhibits, Figures, and Tables xiii Introduction to Volume Two xix Acknowledgements xxxvii Part One: Introduction 1 1 HPT Models: An Overview of the Major Models in the Field 5 Frank S. Wilmoth, Christine Prigmore, Marty Bray 2 Linking Practice and Theory 27 Seung Youn Chyung, Shelley A. Berg 3 The Performance Pyramid 51 John Wedman Part One: Editors' Discussion 81 Part Two: Vision, Mission, and Objectives 85 4 Future Search 91 Marvin Weisbord, Sandra Janoff 5 SWOT Analysis 115 Doug Leigh 6 Appreciative Inquiry 141 Marvin Faure, Jennifer Rosenzweig, Darlene Van Tiem Part Two: Editors' Discussion 167 Part Three: Resources 171 7 Organizational Restructuring 177 Sally Lollie, Hillary Leigh Part Three: Editors' Discussion 197 Part Four: Expectations and Feedback 201 8 Realistic Job Previ...
