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Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2: #3 One of the most universal training challenges is to get application of what is learned in training on the job. Listen to this six-minute…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip Vol. 2: #2 Do you find the typical “smile sheet” data really compelling? If so, chances are you are a training professional. Your stakeholders, however, are typically…

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…

From everyone on the Kirkpatrick team, we wish you a happy holiday season! Santa and Mrs. Claus made an appearance at Kirkland Crossing retirement center.

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #42 Does your data analysis suffer from bounded rationality? Prevent this problem by opening your “table” to others. Listen to this three-minute audio recording by Jim Kirkpatrick and…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #41 Instead of waiting around to get an invitation to the executive strategic planning table, why not invite key executives to your own “table”? In this four-minute…

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…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #40 By Jim Kirkpatrick I was recently part of a four-city China tour delivering keynote addresses on the Kirkpatrick business partnership approach. During lunch in Shanghai, I…

Mimi at Wegmans is excited to receive a signed overhead transparency from Don Kirkpatrick. She is also proudly displaying her Packer tickets that she carries in her handbag.

Training Magazine asked me to write the final “Last Word” column for 2011. Click here to read the article

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #39 By Jim Kirkpatrick I recently spoke with a senior business leader from a major airline. She said, “Why do training people insist on showing me data…

Enjoying working with the Singapore Armed Forces this week.

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #27 As you gather data at each of the Kirkpatrick levels, what do you do with it? In this 5 minute video Jim Kirkpatrick discusses the importance…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #38 Most training professionals are very caring and giving people; this is why they go into training. Reading many evaluation forms, however, one might get the impression…

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.…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #37 If your needs analysis reveals the need to build knowledge or skill in your target audience, training will likely be the intervention of choice. Before you…

Don Kirkpatrick made his final formal presentation to over 800 training professionals at the ASTD International Conference & Expo in May. The enthusiastic crowd shared laughs and shed a few…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #36 When initiatives are not performing as expected, there is typically disagreement about the purpose and role of training. The same can hold true for the entire…

By Iris Nunn  Learning and Performance professionals are encouraged to use the Training Value Questionnaire to ensure value is the result of a strategic initiative, typically one that is training-based.…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #33 The Kirkpatricks often see people confusing training goals with organizational goals. Organizational goals are the highest mission and purpose of an organization. An example in a…

Much of what learning professionals do does not directly contribute to business or mission value. This happens despite the best of intentions; the training department receives a request for training…

Kirkpatrick Quick Tip #31 When people return to the job after training, do they find a welcome environment to try out their new knowledge and skills? Listen to this five…

Wendy and I recently returned from a trip to the San Francisco Bay area. It was a combination of business and pleasure. While the business side was productive, the couple…