Ken Griffiths and Richard Williams
Ashgate
Hardback
352
1998
Constant change is a given for most companies today. What differs is the scale and the ability of people and organizations to deal with change in a positive learning environment. Training must adapt too to respond to the different learning styles of a new generation whose learning needs are the result of working in delayered leaner empowered organizations.Griffiths and Williams look at the implications for training and development drawing on their first-hand experience of being with IBM during an extensive reengineering programme. With the aid of checklists questions summaries ?food for thought? and numerous real-life examples they show how to improve corporate performance through organized learning. The book underlines the vital importance of linking learning with business needs and evaluating it like any other investment.
Ashgate
Hardback
352
1998
Constant change is a given for most companies today. What differs is the scale and the ability of people and organizations to deal with change in a positive learning environment. Training must adapt too to respond to the different learning styles of a new generation whose learning needs are the result of working in delayered leaner empowered organizations.Griffiths and Williams look at the implications for training and development drawing on their first-hand experience of being with IBM during an extensive reengineering programme. With the aid of checklists questions summaries ?food for thought? and numerous real-life examples they show how to improve corporate performance through organized learning. The book underlines the vital importance of linking learning with business needs and evaluating it like any other investment.