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Develop and deliver a robust employee training and development program Training and Development For Dummies gives you the tools you need to develop a strong and effective training and development program. Covering the latest in talent development, this informative guide addresses classroom, virtual, and blended learning to open up your options and help you design the program that's right for your company. You'll explore the different modes of formal learning, including social learning, m-learning, and MOOCs, and delve into the benefits and implementation of self-directed and informal learning. The discussion covers mentoring and coaching, rotational and stretch assignments, and how to align talent development with the company's needs. You'll learn how to assess employee skills, design and deliver training, and evaluate each step of the process to achieve the goals of both the employee and the organization.
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Elaine Biech, CPLP FellowElaine Biech is president and managing principal of ebb associates inc, an organizational and leadership development firm that helps organizations work through large-scale change. Her 30 years in the training and consulting field includes support to private industry, government, and non-profit organizations.Elaine specializes in helping people work as teams to maximize their effectiveness. Customizing all of her work for individual clients, she conducts strategic planning sessions and implements corporate-wide systems such as quality improvement, change management, reengineering of business processes, and mentoring programs. She facilitates topics such as coaching today's employee, fostering creativity, customer service, creating leadership development programs, time management, speaking skills, coaching, consulting skills, training competence, conducting productive meetings, managing corporate-wide change, handling the difficult employee, organizational communication, conflict resolution, and effective listening. She is particularly adept at turning dysfunctional teams into productive teams.She has developed media presentations, training materials, and several apps. She has presented at dozens of national and international conferences, including a keynote presentation for trainers in China. Known as the trainer's trainer, she custom designs training programs for managers, leaders, trainers, and consultants. Elaine has been featured in dozens of publications including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Management Update, Washington Post, Investors Business Daily, and Fortune Magazine.As a management and executive consultant, trainer and designer she has provided services to U.S. Navy, China Sinopec, China Telecom, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Banco de Credito Peru, Minera Yanacocha, Newmont Mining, Outback Steakhouse, FAA, Land O' Lakes, McDonald's, Lands' End, General Casualty Insurance, Chrysler, Johnson Wax, Federal Reserve Bank, American Family Insurance, Marathon Oil, Hershey Chocolate, NASA, Newport News Shipbuilding, Kohler Company, ATD, American Red Cross, Association of Independent CPAs, the University of Wisconsin, The College of William and Mary, ODU, and hundreds of other public and private sector organizations to prepare them for current challenges.She has published over seventy-five books including: The Art & Science of Training 2017; Change Management Training 2016; Training Is the Answer: Making Learning and Development Work in China 2015; Active Training 2015; 101 More Ways to Make Training Active 2015; 101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom 2015; Training and Development for Dummies 2015, New Supervisor Skills, 2015; The ASTD Handbook: The Definitive Reference for T&D 2014; Developing Talent for Organizational Results 2012; The Book of Road Tested Activities 2011; A Coach's Guide to Exemplary Leaders 2010; ASTD Leadership Handbook, 2010 [Choice Magazine's Outstanding A
