To meet increasingly demanding organizational goals, human resource departments must shift from traditional training methods (i.e. what employees learn) to performance consulting (i.e. what employees must do to achieve those goals). Authors Dana Gaines Robinson and James C. Robinson, who consult in this field, present this intriguing assertion in a rather abstract and wordy book. Thus, this is a better volume for serious study than for casual perusal. The book gives you in-depth research and information on the complicated process of transforming your training operation to performance consulting. The book contains numerous graphs, guides and checklists, as well as a helpful resource section listing Human Resources associations and workshops. getAbstract recommends this book to those involved in human resources, particularly training specialists, training coordinators, instructional systems designers, consultants, and career and organizational developers, as well as managers and media specialists.
Dana Robinson Knihy
In the bestselling tradition of The One Minute Manager , Zap the Gaps combines a fast–moving business parable with step–by–step instructions for implementing the GAPS approach to problem solving. Managers at all levels within organizations often see a problem and jump to a solution. Many times the solution does not solve the problem, because the manager did not uncover the root causes of the problem. In Zap The Gaps , Bill Ambers, the Director of Customer Service in a high tech firm, encounters a business his newly inherited call center is not making its numbers. With the help of a colleague, he works through the problem and discovers the GAPS approach to performance