Download or read book The Action Learning Guidebook written by William J. Rothwell and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 1999-05-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make training more REAL than ever before! You've got groups, facilitated by managers or team members,conducting project planning and problem solving. You've gotrelatively few formal trainers and instructors. In this modern,team-based environment, how can you ensure that groups develop theskills and knowledge they require? You want training solutions that are problem-oriented, goal-based,and work-related? You need The Action Learning Guidebook. Withaction learning, no one ever loses sight of the job. Theresponsibility for learning falls upon the shoulders of thelearners, who feel more invested--and interested--in thedevelopment process than ever before.Your groups and teams will usethis powerful resource to: * Create their own learning experiences * Plan projects and implement solutions * Discover new problem-solving techniques . . . and muchmore! "Two reasons to buy this book, read it from cover to cover, andapply the concepts immediately: (1) Rothwell is one of the bestauthors in the performance-improvement business; and (2) actionlearning is one of the most powerful performance-improvementstrategies."--Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, president, Workshopsby Thiagi; editor, Thiagi GameLetter "The Action Learning Guidebook is clearly written and the contentis excellent. The chapter on partnering with clients to determinereal training needs is a gem!"--Dale M. Brethower, professor ofpsychology, Western Michigan University; president, InternationalSociety for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Rothwell, a legAnd in instructional design, gives your employeesthe tips and techniques they need to conduct reality-based actionlearning sessions. Teach groups to teach themselves!