Jim Kirkpatrick – Kirkpatrick Partners: Training on trial – linking training to business execution results

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Jim Kirkpatrick, President of Kirkpatrick Partners, discusses his recently published book “Training on trial: how workplace learning must reinvent itself to remain relevant”. Jim explains why training is frequently eliminated during a financial downturn. He argues that training professionals must be extremely proactive in demonstrating that training changes employee behaviors that drive business results. This requires rethinking training design and establishing a “chain of evidence” linking training outcomes to business results.

Most leaders don’t care about training, they care about results. Lean how to link the two together this week on Business Execution Radio.

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Robert Craven – Scale Passion: Executing business growth strategies in small to mid-size entrepreneurial owned organizations

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Robert Craven is former CEO of two high-growth, entrepreneurial companies. After taking these organizations from concept to reality, Robert was inspired to create Scale Passion, a company focused on helping entrepreneurs build companies. Robert shares challenges entrepreneurs must overcome to grow businesses beyond a certain size. Some of the biggest challenges are not a function of the business, but are based on an entrepreneur’s ability to understand and manage his/her own goals and beliefs.

Think you have what it takes to be a highly successful entrepreneur? Test your assumptions by listening to Robert Craven – this week on Business Execution Radio.

Leslie Neitzel – SuccessFactors University: Implementing talent management technology

Listen to People Performance Radio Episode 66:

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Leslie Neitzel, Director of SuccessFactors University discusses elements that characterize successful and impactful deployments of talent management technology. Leslie explains what is required to drive adoption and effective system use beyond simply training people on how to use the technology. She highlights three key things that need to be considered when developing communication and change management programs to support new talent management processes.

Tips for creating world class technology deployments from someone who has implemented these systems across the globe – this week on People Performance Radio.

Bruno Aziza & Joey Fitts – Enabling a culture of intelligence execution

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Bruno Aziza (profile) and Joey Fitts (profile) discuss their new book “Drive Business Performance: Enabling a Culture of Intelligent Execution”. The book combines the authors’ extensive personal experience working in global companies with in-depth case studies of multiple businesses to explore what it takes to create a culture built around performance execution. The authors share several stories illustrating key concepts to consider when creating a goal-based, pay-for-performance culture.

Want people to do what you want them to do? Find out how this week on People Performance Radio.