The Consultant's Big Book of Organization Development Tools

The Consultant's Big Book of Organization Development Tools

Author: Mel Silberman

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780071408837

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"The consultant's big book of organization development toolsof Organization Development Tools provides consultants with tools, interventions, and activities they can use to solve individual, team, and organizational performance problems. This book offers incredible value for the consultant looking to use structured interventions as a vital part of the consultation approach. Many of the tools consist of a simulation or other structured activity consultants can use with leaders in the client organization to address the soft issues in a nonthreatening way. And most include downloadable, customizable handouts that they can freely reproduce and use with clients."--Editor.


Educational Research

Educational Research

Author: R. Burke Johnson

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2024-08-12

Total Pages: 635

ISBN-13: 1071869957

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Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches by R. Burke Johnson and Larry Christensen offers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to research methods for undergraduate and graduate students. Readers will develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, including how to read and critically evaluate published research and how to write a proposal, construct a questionnaire, and conduct an empirical research study on their own. The Eighth Edition maintains the features that made this book a best-seller, including attention-grabbing chapter-opening vignettes, lively examples that engage student interest, a conversational and friendly writing style, and more. Fully updated for the Seventh Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, this new edition includes expanded information on research ethics and IRBs, expanded and more current information on sampling and causation across research designs, and the latest thinking on mixed methods research. Designed to make learning about research methods enjoyable without sacrificing the necessary rigor, this highly readable text transforms readers into critical consumers and users of research.


The 2006 ASTD Training & Performance Sourcebook

The 2006 ASTD Training & Performance Sourcebook

Author: Mel Silberman

Publisher: American Society for Training and Development

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781562864231

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Contains tools needed in areas such as e-learning, communication skills, diversity and cross-cultural awareness, performance improvement, and management development - Back cover.


Unforgettable Experiential Activities

Unforgettable Experiential Activities

Author: Melvin L. Silberman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-04-19

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 0470537140

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From training expert Mel Silberman (the father of the popular and effective active training method) comes Unforgettable Experiential Activities. Mel Silberman's next-step resource is designed for facilitators who want to incorporate Impactful Activities into their trainings. As the author explains, Impactful Activities are at once concrete, dramatic, and unexpected. Based on best-selling author Mel Silberman's Active Training program, Unforgettable Experiential Activities contains 75 original activities developed and tested during his 40 year career as a training expert. All these dynamic activities have stood the test of time and will help any trainer (novice or well-seasoned professional) engage their learners in active, experiential learning. As accessible as it is useful, each of the book's activities includes an informative introduction and contains suggestions and techniques for implementing the activities that will ensure success every time. The activities are organized by today's most sought after training topics including leadership and change management, team work and facilitation, creativity, conflict and negotiation, influencing, and communication among others. Using Mel Silberman's fun, entertaining activities trainers can help their participants develop an understanding of the material presented and have a clearer understanding of how to incorporate the information into their work life.


Training Needs Assessment

Training Needs Assessment

Author: Jean Barbazette

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2006-01-20

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0787975257

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This book covers the essentials of needs analysis from the emerging trainer's perspective by providing just the right amount of support and knowledge without going too deep into the subject. The topics covered include when and how to do a training needs analysis; using informal and formal analysis techniques; goal, task and population analysis; and how to develop and present a training plan for management approval. Each chapter includes appropriate data gathering tools. The Skilled Trainer series provides practical guidance for those who've had some exposure to training and would like to take their career to the next level.


2005 ASTD Training and Organizational Development

2005 ASTD Training and Organizational Development

Author: Mel Silberman

Publisher: American Society for Training and Development

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781562864019

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This book presents a comprehensive toolkit of the most important topics facing organizations today including managing change, launching organizational initiatives, facilitating teams, goal setting and planning, creative problem solving, building cooperation and trust, and team development.