Adult Learning Basics, 2nd Edition

Adult Learning Basics, 2nd Edition

Author: William J. Rothwell

Publisher: Association for Talent Development

Published: 2020-09-29

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1950496155

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Everything you need to know to get started as an adult learning professional Instructing adults is dramatically different from teaching children, and the effectiveness of training programs is often dictated by how well they apply the principles of adult learning. Enhance your programs with the latest research into how adults learn, remember, and apply knowledge and skills. Adult Learning Basics examines the principles of adult learning theory and how they relate to the training function by addressing individual learning competencies, organizational learning climate, and technology-related issues. This new edition features the latest research on generational trends, microlearning, and other TD breakthroughs. Exercises at the end of each chapter help you apply the science and theory to your real talent development challenges. Elevate your practice with this thorough guide, and keep it as an indispensable resource.


Individual Development Plan 2.0: Master Your Professional Development in 4 Practical Steps

Individual Development Plan 2.0: Master Your Professional Development in 4 Practical Steps

Author: Gonzalo Cordova

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05-20

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781734908800

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Like many young professionals, Gonzalo started out with big dreams. He was determined to develop professionally and reach his goals, so he read widely and found mentors who invested in his professional development. For years he sought a way to synthesize his actions into an efficient method for success. Over the next decade, Gonzalo developed a unique approach to effectively managing professional development. He calls it Individual Development Plan 2.0. In this easy-to-use handbook, he shares the innovative curriculum he's used to guide numerous young professionals he has led, mentored, and coached, creating powerful and lasting results. This incredible professional development tool will empower readers to take charge of their careers in a strategic, simple, actionable, and meaningful way.


Successful Professional Portfolios for Nursing Students

Successful Professional Portfolios for Nursing Students

Author: Suzanne Reed

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2015-05-20

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 1473927536

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Transforming Nursing Practice is a series tailor made for pre-registration student nurses. Each book in the series is: · Affordable · Mapped to the NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters · Full of active learning features · Focused on applying theory to practice ‘A fantastic little book for helping nursing students and qualified nurses to understand what a successful portfolio should look like.’ Dr Gabrielle Thorpe, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia This book is a simple, quick and easy to use guide to building a professional portfolio for nursing students. Students are required by the NMC to keep an ongoing record of achievement, to demonstrate their competence at each stage of their programme. The portfolio is an essential part of the assessment of practice to demonstrate nursing competence. This book gives a step-by-step and practical explanation of how to compile a professional portfolio to succeed in these assessments. It can be used throughout nursing programmes and into your nursing career as a tool to help with interviews, appraisals and the NMC revalidation process. Key features - Excerpts from other students′ portfolios show what makes a good portfolio - Step-by step activities guide you through building your own portfolio - Linked to the latest NMC Standards and ESCs for pre-registration nursing education About the Author Suzanne Reed is an experienced General Manager with many years working at strategic and operational levels in the NHS and Independent Sector. She is currently a freelance writer and a voluntary carer in the community.


The Ultimate Coaching Guide

The Ultimate Coaching Guide

Author: Vikram Dhar, Rashmi T.K

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2020-11-29

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 164983943X

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“Truly the ultimate guide for a coach! This book is a must-read for all coaches – whether they are starting out or are well-entrenched. With all my years in coaching, I still discovered new insights!” Michael Beale, NLP Coach and Trainer. Coaching can be transformational or simply transactional. If you truly want to transform lives, then this book is a must-read. Coaching is far more than a job – it is a mission. Transformational coaches focus on their self-development as much as they do on the development of their clients. All coaches need to be aware of the different coaching frameworks, paradigms, and tools used by master-coaches world over. In five straightforward sections, this book guides you through the steps you need to achieve optimal success as a coach: • Section I: The ABCs of Coaching • Section II: Coaching Frameworks, Models and Tools • Section III: Case Studies • Section IV: The Business of Coaching • Section V: Resources It is an extensively researched overview of the latest developments in neuroscience, emotional intelligence and positive psychology, among many coaching frameworks. If you are new to coaching, you will find out how to start your coaching business. If you are a seasoned professional, you will learn how to strengthen your practice. This book also offers coaching insights in the post-pandemic era.


Aligning Human Resources and Business Strategy

Aligning Human Resources and Business Strategy

Author: Linda Holbeche

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-04-26

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 1000463427

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What difference can the aspiring HR strategist really make to business value? In the new and extensively updated edition of her ground-breaking book, Linda Holbeche answers this question and provides the tools and insights to help HR managers and directors add value to the organization by implementing effective HR initiatives that are aligned to core business strategies. This edition includes new chapters, fresh case questions, specific sector ‘twists’ like healthcare, the university sector, travel and tourism, alongside a greater mix of international case studies. Taking a more analytical approach than previous works, Holbeche discusses and explores a number of contemporary academic debates. Learn how you can strengthen and prove the relationship between people strategy and business success through your approach to performance and development and impress at the highest levels with this new edition of an HR classic.


A Practical Guide to FDA's Food and Drug Law and Regulation, Seventh Edition

A Practical Guide to FDA's Food and Drug Law and Regulation, Seventh Edition

Author: Stephen M. Kanovsky

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 9781935065876

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FDLI's popular reference book, A Practical Guide to FDA's Food and Drug Law and Regulation, Seventh Edition, provides an introduction to the laws and regulations governing development, marketing, and sale of FDA-regulated products, including topics on food, drugs, medical devices, biologics, dietary supplements, cosmetics, new animal drugs, cannabis, and tobacco and nicotine products. Structured to serve as a reference and as a teaching tool, the book offers practical legal and regulatory fundamentals, and each chapter builds sequentially from the last to provide an accessible overview of the key topics relevant to practitioners of food and drug law and regulation. This book is a standard legal text in law schools and graduate regulatory programs and has been cited as a reference in judicial opinions (including the U.S. Supreme Court). This Seventh Edition includes new sections on controlled substances, compounded drugs, and cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds. It also incorporates the latest amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as well as FDA regulations and guidances.