Results-Based Development: A Collaborative Approach That Anchors Development to Your Bottom Line
Author: Michael G. Austin
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ISBN: 0972832300
Publisher: Training & Performance Solutions, Inc. (08 April, 2003)
Sales Rank: 569,095
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Results-Based Development - Review
Finally, someone has written a book that provides detailed directions on how to hold training & development departments fiscally accountable. Michael Austin dispels the myth that training departments cannot document return on investment objectively. To me as an Accounting Manager with more than 20 years experience, this is welcomed news. My past experience includes involvement with many financial and software conversion projects that undoubtedly would have been far more accountable had many of the concepts presented in this book been adopted by my employer.If you have budgetary responsibilities, Results-Based Development is a book you will want to buy for your training manager with one caveat, read it first! Austin doesn't pull any punches. He presents a comprehensive strategy for developing employees that define responsibilities for everyone in the organization.
The book is an easy read, but it is deceptively complex. The best part of every chapter is the case study at the end. It is clear that Austin has the experience to back up what he says.
Mark Baumgarten
Accounting Manager
GPX, Inc.
Rating: 5 out of 5
The End of a Search for Relevance
As a small business owner, I have searched long and hard for books that will help me set up a development program for my employees. My search has turned up everything from academic gobbledygook written without any clear relation to the real world, all the way to bromide filled nonsense written in such a simplistic manner that there is no clear relation to the real world. The one thing they all seem to have in common is that they present development models that only work under perfect conditions. What I like about Results-Based Development is that it describes an approach that fits in with the imperfect and dynamic landscape of real world organizations. The case studies at the end of each chapter are recognizable for any organization, large or small; and the skills are transferable. Also, the monthly newsletter that I signed up for at the website listed in the book has the makings of a great tool to aid in skill transference. The writing is reminiscent of Blanchard's "One Minute" books with the emphasis given to collaboration, goal setting, evaluation, and most importantly, pacing. Also, performance-based training fans will feel at home with the emphasis on performance as a primary measure of effectiveness. Michael Austin may well have given us the next gold standard by which to measure all organizational development initiatives.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Results-Based Development
Michael Austin compares his results-Based Training Development strategies to running four legs of a relay race. He uses entertaining analogies, stimulating diagrams, and straightforward common sense to guide you through this process. Not only will you learn how to run, but also when to pass the baton. From large corporations to small businesses, these step by step instructions will provide personnel at all levels the necessary tools and insights to ensure your company can gain the competitive edge by operating at full efficiency. Similar Products
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