Effective Training: Systems, Strategies and Practices, Second Edition
Author: P. Nick Blanchard, James W Thacker, Nick P Blanchard
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ISBN: 0130327395
Publisher: Prentice Hall (22 August, 2003)
Sales Rank: 820,648
Average Customer Rating: 2 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 2 out of 5
Just the facts, ma'am...
I'm currently using this as a college textbook. It's taken me three weeks to work through three chapters. After two weeks, I ended up skimming over the 2nd and 3rd chapters just to make it through without stopping 4 or 5 times wondering what it was I was reading. I can see it's loaded with important information, but it's an effort to stay focused. The headings and subheadings are bland and repetitive. I often feel like I'm rereading a section, but how can I tell when sections I've read aren't memorable? The authors also show a knack for stating the obvious. For instance, "Identifying the required KSAs is not as obvious, but they are still relatively easy to obtain, by examining each task and asking the question, 'What knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes are necessary to perform a particular task?'" (p.143). I find it ironic that a book that is attempting to teach people how to make training pertinent and interesting to others is itself uninteresting. This is a book for those who just want the facts and don't care if the writing and presentation are lively or engaging.
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