Courageous Training: Bold Actions for Business Results

For years there have been dozens of books about training and how to do it more effectively, with more impact, with greater focus on performance, and so on. Yet despite the surge of books and advice over the past decade, training departments continue to struggle. If trainers want to truly make an impact on organizations, what they need is a new mindset, not a new technique. They need to train courageously--to have the guts to break away from the usual approaches and identify what is really needed and what really works. Featuring numerous real-life stories and case studies, Courageous Training shares the processes, and the the new attitude HRD upstarts around the world are using to achieve results an a radical, non-traditional way. Drawing on examples from major companies and the author's own years of experience, Courageous Training will show trainers how they can adopt a courageous mindset and achieve more powerful and effective results.

TIM MOONEY is a Vice President with Advantage Performance Group (APG), a wholly owned subsidiary of BTS Group AB. A seasoned performance consulting expert who specializes in assessment, organizational change, and sales effectiveness, Tim has delivered projects in Germany, France, Great Britain, North America, and South Africa. In his role as the Practice Leader for the Advantage Way, Tim is responsible for developing the practice capabilities, growing the business, and working closely with APG and BTS clients globally to ensure measurable results on all projects.
ROBERT O. BRINKERHOFF, Ed.D., an internationally recognized expert in evaluation and training effectiveness, has provided consultation to dozens of major companies and organizations in Australia, Europe, New Zealand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singa- pore, South Africa, and the United States.
Brinkerhoff is an author of numerous books on evaluation and training and has been a keynote speaker and presenter at hundreds of conferences and institutes worldwide. Scores of leading corporations and agencies, from Dell Computer and Ford Motor Company to the World Bank and Central Intelligence Agency, have adopted his methods and tools for training effectiveness and evaluation.