The Action Learning Guidebook : A Real-Time Strategy for Problem Solving, Training Design, and Employee Development Paperback - 1999

You've got groups, facilitated by managers or team members, conducting project planning and problem solving. You've gotrelatively few formal trainers and instructors. In this modern, team-based environment, how can you ensure that groups develop theskills and knowledge they require?

You want training solutions that are problem-oriented, goal-based, and work-related? You need The Action Learning Guidebook. Withaction learning, no one ever loses sight of the job. Theresponsibility for learning falls upon the shoulders of thelearners, who feel more invested--and interested--in thedevelopment process than ever before.Your groups and teams will usethis powerful resource to:
* Create their own learning experiences
* Plan projects and implement solutions
* Discover new problem-solving techniques . . . and muchmore!

Two reasons to buy this book, read it from cover to cover, andapply the concepts immediately: (1) Rothwell is one of the bestauthors in the performance-improvement business; and (2) actionlearning is one of the most powerful performance-improvementstrategies.--Sivasailam Thiagi Thiagarajan, president, Workshopsby Thiagi; editor, Thiagi GameLetter

The Action Learning Guidebook is clearly written and the contentis excellent. The chapter on partnering with clients to determinereal training needs is a gem!--Dale M. Brethower, professor ofpsychology, Western Michigan University; president, InternationalSociety for Performance Improvement (ISPI)

Rothwell, a legAnd in instructional design, gives your employeesthe tips and techniques they need to conduct reality-based actionlearning sessions. Teach groups to teach themselves!