Employee Development on a Shoestring

Employee Development on a Shoestring

by Halelly Azulay
Released March 2012
Publisher(s): Association for Talent Development
ISBN: 9781562867997

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Book description

Case studies provide real examples of how processes play out in an organization. The book of case studies describes how learning and development programs are evaluated, including the financial ROI. These case studies represent settings and cultures from around the world including India, Australia, Canada, Germany, and other countries, as well as the United States. The case studies are engaging, easy-to-read, and follow the evaluation process from the decision to evaluate a program, to planning for the study, to collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting results. More importantly, these case studies describe the improvements made to programs as a result of evaluation

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Content
  5. Foreword
    1. By Elaine Biech
  6. Introduction
    1. Why This Book?
    2. Who Can Benefit From Reading This Book?
    3. Who Can Benefit From Reading This Book?
    4. How Is This Book Structured?
    5. Acknowledgments
    6. Resources
  7. Chapter 1. Ready, Set, Aim! Goal Setting and Preparation
    1. Stages of the Development Process
    2. What Are Development Goals?
      1. How to Identify Development Goals
      2. Writing SMART Goals
      3. Types of Performance Measures
      4. Developing Specific Measures
      5. Examples of Measures for Development Goals
    3. Implications, Dependencies, and Prerequisites: Overcoming Obstacles
    4. Drafting Your Goals
      1. Competencies
    5. Tracking and Measuring Progress
    6. Making Your Business Case
    7. Implementation
      1. Transferring Learning Back to the Job
    8. Resources
  8. Chapter 2. Flying Solo: Self-Directed Learning
    1. What Is It?
      1. Reading
      2. Listening
      3. Watching
      4. Doing
    2. Who Should Try It?
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Resources
  9. Chapter 3. Doing Good: Learning by Volunteering
    1. What Is It?
      1. Job-Related Volunteering
      2. Context-Changing Volunteering
      3. Teaching or Mentoring Volunteering
    2. Who Should Try It?
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Case Study
    8. Resources
  10. Chapter 4. Taking Time Out: Learning on a Sabbatical
    1. What Is It?
    2. Who Should Try It?
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Case Study
    8. Resources
  11. Chapter 5. Two Can Do It: Learning by Mentoring or Being Mentored
    1. What Is It?
    2. Who Should Try It?
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
      1. Benefits to the Mentor
      2. Benefits to the Protégé
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Case Study
    8. Resources
  12. Chapter 6. Move and Stretch: Learning Through Rotational and Stretch Assignments
    1. What Is a Rotational Assignment?
    2. Who Should Try Job Rotation Assignments?
      1. Self-Assessment: Rotation Readiness
    3. How Does a Rotational Assignment Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does a Rotational Assignment Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Is a Stretch Assignment?
    6. Who Should Try Stretch Assignments?
    7. How Do Stretch Assignments Benefit the Learner?
    8. How Do Stretch Assignments Benefit the Organization?
    9. What Competencies and Skills Can Job Rotation and Stretch Assignments Develop?
    10. How Do They Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    11. Case Studies
    12. Resources
  13. Chapter 7. Team Effort: Learning in Special Teams
    1. What Is It?
      1. Action Learning
    2. Who Should Try It?
      1. Self-Assessment
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Case Study
    8. Resources
  14. Chapter 8. Teaching to Learn: Learning by Teaching Others
    1. What Is It?
    2. Who Should Try It?
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Resources
  15. Chapter 9. Fun and Games: Learning via Games and Contests
    1. What Is It?
    2. Who Should Try It?
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Case Study
    8. Resources
  16. Chapter 10. Digital Storytelling: Learning by Creating Videos and Podcasts
    1. What Is It?
      1. Videocasting
      2. Podcasting
      3. The Content Possibilities
      4. The Technology
    2. Who Should Try It?
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Case Studies
    8. Resources
  17. Chapter 11. Zoning Out: Learning Through Innovation/Creativity Zones
    1. What Is It?
    2. Who Should Try It?
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Resources
  18. Chapter 12. Getting Social: Social Learning Tools
    1. What Is it?
      1. Wiki
      2. Workplace Online Social Networking Tools
      3. Video and Podcasting
    2. Who Should Try It?
    3. How Does It Benefit the Learner?
    4. How Does It Benefit the Organization?
    5. What Competencies and Skills Can It Develop?
    6. How Does It Work?
      1. How to Prepare
      2. Ways to Track Progress and Results
      3. Implementation Tips
      4. Required Resources and Supports
      5. Concerns/Downsides
    7. Case Study
    8. Resources
  19. Summary—Now What?
    1. Tying It All Together
    2. Next Steps
  20. Index
  21. About the Author

Product information

  • Title: Employee Development on a Shoestring
  • Author(s): Halelly Azulay
  • Release date: March 2012
  • Publisher(s): Association for Talent Development
  • ISBN: 9781562867997