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Contents
Are there books you recommend?
Books to help you understand various aspects of the field recommended by other people in the field
Active Learning
| Andragogy
| Assessment
| Business of Training
| CBT
| Coaching
| Cognitive Processing
| Communication Skills
| Creative Training Techniques
| Development
| Distance Education
| Educational Psychology
| EPSS
| Evaluation
| Executive Development
| Experiential Exercises
| Experiential Learning
| Facilitation Skills
| Games
| Human Resource Development
| Instructional Development and Design
| Instructional Technology
| Knowledge Age
| Learning Disabilities
| Leadership
| Learning Styles
| Lifelong Learning
| Management Training
| Marketing Training Functions
| Mentoring
| Needs Assessment
| Neurolinguistic Programming
| Negotiation Skills
| Presentation Skills
| Neurolinguistic Programming and Accelerated Learning
| Neuropsychology
| Organizational Development
| Orientation
| Performance Improvement
| Reference
| Return on Investment
| Sales Training
| Study Skills
| Systems Thinking
| Thinking Styles
| Teams
| Trends & Strategy
| Votech
| Web Design
Books
Active and Experiential Learning
101 ways to make training active. Mel Silberman with Karen Lawson. Pfeiffer, 1996. Based on the belief that real, lasting learning requires active participation (the mental and often physical involvement of the learner). More information available from http//www.activetraining.com
Action Learning: How the World's Top Companies Are Re-Creating Their Leaders and Themselves. David Dotlich, James L. Noel. Jossey-Bass, 1998
Active Training : A Handbook of Techniques, Designs, Case Examples, and Tips, 2nd ed. Mel Silberman with Carol Auerbach. Jossey-Bass, May 1997. More information available from http//www.activetraining.com
Book of metaphors. Michael Gass. Kendall Hunt and AEE, 1995.
Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. David Kolb. Prentice-Hall, 1983. Kolb popularized the phrase "learning styles" with his Learning Styles Inventory. This is one of the most important books in the field.
Experiential training activities for outside and in. Carmine Consalvo. HRD Press, 1993.
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Andragogy, Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning
Adult Cognitive Development: Methods and Models. Mines and Kitchner, eds., 1986.
Adult education: Evolution and achievements in a developing field of study. John M. Peters, Peter Jarvis (eds). American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991. [This book is an extensive survey anthology. Each of the 16 chapters cites a dozen or more references. There should be a wealth of information and sources you can extract from this work. -Richard Biehl <[email protected]>]
Adult Learner. B. Steinbach. Crisp Publications. ISBN 1-56052-175-9.
Adult Learner: A Neglected Species, 4th ed. M. Knowles. Gulf Publishing, 1990. ISBN 0-87201-074-0.
Adult Learning and Education. Open University Press, 1983.
Adult Learning. Michael J. A. Howe. Wiley.
Adults as Learners. K.P. Cross. San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass, 1981.
Delivering instruction to adult learners. Jeffrey A. Cantor. Toronto: Wall & Emerson, 1992. This book gets pretty heavy into the pedagogy. Unfortunately, Cantor doesn't cite many outside sources; relying more on his own professional experience. Chapter 7, Methods of Instructional Delivery, deals specifically with your issue of adult preferences. At the end of the chapter, he cites Gagne's (1977) The Conditions of Learning ; an undated National Fire Academy (Emmitsburg, MD) training manual (Module 12) simply referred to as "Student manual: principles of instruction"; and finally D. M. Ricks (1982) chapter "Making the most of the first 20 minutes of your training" in P. G. Jones (Ed.) (1982) Adult learning in your classroom. Minneapolis: Lakewood Books. -Richard Biehl <[email protected]>]
Dialectic Thinking and Adult Development. M. Basseches. 1986.
Effective Strategies for Teaching Adults. Seaman and Fellenz. Columbus: Merrill, 1989.
Experience and Education. John Dewey. Collier Macmillian, 1938.
Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education. S. B. Merriam and P. M. Cunningham, editors. Jossey-Bass, 1989. Distance education, and New educational technologies for the future.
Human side of learning. Thomas Gilbert.
Inspiring Active Learning. A Handbook for Teachers. Merrill Harman. ASCD, 1994. ISBN 0-87120-228-X. $14.95.
Knowledge Acquisition. James F. Brule and Alexander Blount.
Knowledge for Action. Chris Argyris. Jossey-Bass, 1993.
Leadership and the New Science. Margaret Wheatley.
Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide. S. Merriam, R. Caffarella. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991. $29.95. [This book gets more into the cognitive end of things; and there's lots of material on adult motivation. You'll find extensive discussion of self-study here, but almost nothing on on-the-job. Classroom vs. one-on-one is well covered. Lots of good citations that should prove fruitful when pursued. -Richard Biehl <[email protected]>]
Learning Mystique. G. Coles. Fawcett Columbine/Ballantine, 1987. ISBN 0-449-90351-6. Looks at the whole issue of learning disabled children, the background of the research, problems of interpretation. Presents an alternative theory.
Learning Spirit: Lessons from South Africa. Ana Gobledale with a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Chalice Press, PO Box 179, St. Louis, MO 63166. 800-366-3383. $14.99. Author derives a great generalized rubric for the powerful spirit of learning that flows from willingness, truth, and trust.
Learning Theories for Teachers. Morris Bigge. Harper Collins.
Learning to Learn: Applied Theory for Adults. R. Smith. Open University Press, 1984.
Making Connections. Caine and Caine. Provides a good overview and makes some powerful arguments in support of more cognitive approaches to education.
Mapping Inner Space. N. Margulies. Hawker Brownlow Education, Australia 1992. ISBN 1-86299-7837.
Marching to Different Drummers. Pat Burke Guild, Stephen Garger. Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Modern Practice of Adult Education, rev. ed. Malcolm Knowles. New York: Cambridge Books.
Peak Learning. R. Gross. Jeremy Tarcher. USA, 1991. ISBN 0-87477-610-4.
Personality and Personal Growth. Robert Frager and James Fadiman.
Planning Responsibly for Adult Education: A Guide to Negotiating Power and Interests. Ronald M. Cervero and Arthur L. Wilson. Jossey-Bass, 1994. ISBN 1-5542-628-X. Does an excellent job of balancing "real world" and academic material, while offering clear description and structure against the vagaries of what program development is really like. It also offers a model for recognizing the realities of organization structures (interests and power) and suggest methods for analysis and planning within an ethical context.
Power of Learning: Fostering Employee Growth. Klas Mellander. ASTD, 1993. ISBN 1-55623-893-2.
Reflections of a Fanatical Learner: Memories, Musings, and Meanings. Will Callender, Jr. University Press of America. ISBN O-8191-9672-X paper, ISBN O-8191-9671-1 cloth.
Self Directed Learning. George Piskurich. Jossey-Bass, 1993.
Teaching: Strategies and Methods for Student-Center Instruction. Hellmut Lang.
Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning. Jack Mezirow. Jossey-Bass, 1991. ISBN 1-55542-339-6.
Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning. Stephen D. Brookfield. Jossey-Bass, 1986. ISBN 1-55542-355-8. [This book deals with the learning theory end of the subject. Lots of stuff on motivation; and on factors that influence learning in multiple settings. There are 55 PAGES of references at the end. Should offer some good fishing. -Richard Biehl <[email protected]>]
Process of Education. J. Bruner. Harvard University Press, 1960. Though an old book, it set the agenda for educational reform during the 1960's and its message still has a great deal of merit. The author makes his famous claim that any subject can be taught to a person of any age in an intellectually honest way.
Grown-ups Ought to Know Better. Samuel Brightman. Learning Resources Network, 1550 Hayes Drive, Manhattan, KS 66502. 800-678-LERN. $29.95. Sam was the founding editor of the newsletter "Adult and Continuing Education Today." This is a compendium of 86 of his witty columns printed there from 1971 through 1991.
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Business of Training
Approaches to training and development. D. Laird.
Training and Development Strategic Plan Workbook. R. Svenson & M. Rinderer. Prentice Hall. ISBN 013853862X. In the book are many case studies and examples that take you step by step through the business planning process for internal training dept (comments thanks to Enid Crystal <[email protected]>)
Troubleshooting the troubleshooting course or debug d'bugs. Robert Mager.
Workplace basics training manual . A. Carnevale, L. Gainer, A. Meltzer. ASTD and Jossey-Bass, 1990. ISBN 1-55542-204-7.
How to be an effective trainer, 2nd ed.: Skills for managers and new trainers. B. J. Smith, B. Delahaye. Wiley, 1987. ISBN 0-471-85239-2.
Handbook of training and development for the public sector. S. Cook. Jossey-Bass. ISBN 1-55542-530-5.
Occasional trainer's handbook. Rebecca Bullard, Mary Jean Brewer, Nancy Gaubas, Angie Gibson, Kathy Hylan, and Eileen Sample of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. Educational Technologies Publications, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 07632.
Trainer's professional development handbook. Ray Bard, Chip Bell, Leslie Stephen, Linda Webster. Jossey-Bass. ISBN 1-55542-067-2.
Training and development sourcebook, 2nd ed.. Lloyd Baird, Richard Beatty, Craig Schneider (eds.). Amherst, MA: HRD Press, 1983. ISBN 0-87425-247-4.
Training for Impact: How to Link Training to Business Needs and Measure the Results. Dana Gaines Robinson and Jim Robinson. Jossey-Bass 1989. An outstanding text on all facets of training, but especially wonderful on evaluation and ROI.
Training managers to train. Brother Herman E. Zaccarelli. Crisp Publications, 1988. ISBN 0931961-43-2. $8.95.
Training theory and practice. Brendan W. Reddy and Clinard C. Henderson, Jr., editors. NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science/University Associates, Inc., 1987.
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Educational Psychology
Applying cognitive learning theory to adult learning. Daniele D. Flannery (ed.). New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 59, Fall 1993.
Constructionism. Idit Harel and Seymour Papert (Eds.). Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1991. ISBN 0-89391-785-0.
Control theory. William Glasser. Addresses a general theory about what motivates people to behave in any arena including education via computer.
Critical psychology and critical pedagogy. E. Sullivan. Toronto: OISE Press, 1990.
Everyday genius. Peter Kline.
How children learn. John Holt. Explores the ways children learn. Shows parents and teachers that learning is natural for children.
The mind's new science: A history of the cognitive revolution. Howard Gardner. New York: Basic Books, 1985. ISBN 0-465-04635-5.
Punished by rewards: The trouble with gold stars, incentive plans, A's, praise, and other bribes. Alfie Kohn. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. ISBN 0-395-65028-3. An outstanding discussion of motivation and learning. He provides thoughtful insights and has an extensive bibliography.
Rediscovery of the mind. John R. Searle. MIT Press, 1994.
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Evaluation, Assessment, and ROI
Evaluating trainer effectiveness. Leslie Rae. Irwin Publishing, 1993.
Evaluating training effectiveness: Benchmarking Your Training Activity Against Best Practice (2nd ed). Peter Bramley. McGraw Hill, 1996.
Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels (paperback. (hardback link) Donald L. Kirkpatrick. This is THE definitive text on evaluation and training ROI. If you only read one book on the subject, pick this one.
Evaluation: 10 significant ways to measure and improve training impact. Sandra Merwin. Resources for Organizations, 1993.
Handbook of training evaluation and measurement methods, 3rd ed. Jack J. Phillips. Gulf Publishing Co., 1997.
Excellent resource on what you need to think about when conducting program evaluation.
Planning and conducting formative evaluations: Improving the Quality of Education and Training. Martin Tessmer. Stylus, 1993.
Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement Programs. Jack J. Phillips. Gulf Publishing Co., 1997
Training evaluation process: A practical approach to evaluating corporate training programs. David J. Basarab and Darrell K. Root. Kluwer 1992.
Training for Impact: How to Link Training to Business Needs and Measure the Results. Dana Robinson and Jim Robinson. Jossey-Bass 1989. An outstanding text on all facets of training, but especially wonderful on evaluation and ROI.
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Facilitation and Presentation Skills
Business presentations workbook. C. Lambert. Prentice Hall. 1988.
Communication in small group discussions: An integrated approach. John F. Cragan and David W. Wright.
Facilitating community and decision making groups. Allen B. Moore and James A. Feldt. Krieger Publishing: Malabar, Florida. 1993.
Facilitation skills for team leaders. D. Hackett and C.L. Martin. Crisp Publishing, 1993. ISBN 1-56052-199-6.
Facilitation: Providing opportunities for learning. Trevor Bentley. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-707684-2.
Facilitators handbook. John Heron. Kogan Page, UK. ISBN 0-89397-355-6.
How to make meetings work. Michael Doyle and David Straus.
Practical guide to facilitation skills. Spinks and Clements. Kogan Page, UK. ISBN 0-7494-1003-5.
Skilled facilitator. Roger Schwartz. Jossey-Bass.
Smart speaking: Sixty-second strategies. L. Schloff, M. Yudkin. Henry Holt and Co., 1991. ISBN 0-8050-1302-4.
Technical presentation skills. Steve Mandel. Crisp Publications, 1988. ISBN 0-931961-55-6.
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Games, Creative Training Techniques, and Experiential Exercises
100 training games. Gary Kroehnert. Games for all kinds of different training, but include specific exercises for team building. All materials can be copied for handouts or overhead use.
Adventure education, 12 St. Andrews, Churchyard Penrith, Cumbria CA 117YE. England tel 01768 891065, fax 01768 891914. Full of good ideas many of which don't appear in the 'mainstream' experiential education literature in the USA.
Chase, chance, and creativity. James H. Austin. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-04295-7.
Classroom magic. L. Lloyd. Many practical suggestions for enhancing student learning, using the learner's modality strengths and thinking skills, based on current research on human learning. About having fun while learning, too.
Cowstails and cobras. Project Adventure, Inc. Phone 508-468-7981, fax 508-468-7605.
Creating Training Miracles. Jossey-Bass (Pfeiffer), 1997. ISBN 00787909920.
Creative Trainer: Holistic facilitation skills for accelerated learning. Michael Lawler and Peter Handley. 1996: McGraw-Hill Training Series. ISBN 0-07-709030-6.
Creative training techniques handbook: Tips, tactics, and how-to's for delivering effective training. Robert W. Pike. Lakewood Books, 1989. ISBN 0-943210-06-2.
Encyclopedia of team-building activities. William Pfeiffer, ed. University Associates, 1991.
Encyclopedia of team-development activities. William Pfeiffer, ed. University associates, 1991
Experiential exercises in personnel. Frank Kuzmits. MacMillan, 1986.
Games trainers play. Edward E. Scannell and John W. Newstrom. McGraw Hill.
Improving work groups: A practical manual for team building. Dave Francis and Don Young. Pfeiffer, 1992. Many experiential activities organized by subject.
More games trainers play. Edward E. Scannell and John W. Newstrom. McGraw Hill
Nature of creativity. Sternberg. 1988.
Playback: A guide to reviewing activities. R. Greenaway. 1993.
Power of team building using ropes techniques. Harrison Snow. Pfeiffer and Associates, 1992.
Silver bullets. Karl Rohnke. Project Adventure, Inc. Phone 508-468-7981, fax 508-468-7605.
Skill-building for self-directed team members. Ann and Bob Harper. MW Corporation, 1992. Pen and paper self-assessments divided by subject/skill.
Team games for trainers. Carolyn Nilson. A compilation of over 100 games, exercises and techniques for team training.
Winning trainer: Exercises, games, puzzles, role plays, icebreakers.. and much more, 2nd ed. Julius E. Eitington. Gulf Publishing Co., 1989. ISBN 0-87201-911-X.
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Human Resource Development
19xx annual: Developing human resources. J. William Pfeiffer.
Applications in personnel/HRM. Stella Nkomo, Myron Fottler, R. Bruce McAfee. PWS-Kent.
ASTD reference guide to professional human resource development roles and competencies. William J. Rothwell and Henry J. Sredl. Volume 1. ISBN 0-87425-083-8, Volume 2 ISBN 0-87425-084-6. A truly great reference book that all students of our profession should own because it explains beautifully the underlying theories of training and development.
Cases and exercises in human resource management. G. Stevens. Irwin, 1991.
HRM in action, skill-building exercises. L. Kelley and A. Whatley. West, 1993.
Human resource accounting. Eric Flamholtz .
Human resources management: An experiential approach. H.J. Bernardin and J.E.A. Russel. McGraw Hill.
Internet Answer Book For Human Resource Professionals. Mark M. Moran and Alexander M. Padro. Moran, 1997. [It is absolutely outstanding containing 600 of the best resources on 44 HR topics which saves untold countless numbers of hours searching the Net on your own. I rarely rave about a new book but this one is fantastic. Check it out! -Raymond Presley <[email protected] 10.24.97>]
Managing workforce 2000: Gaining the diversity advantage. David Jamieson, Julie O'Mara. Jossey-Bass, 1991.
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Instructional Development, Design, and Analysis
Designing and delivering cost effective training -- and measuring the results, 2nd ed. Jack Gordon, Ron Zemke, and Philip Jones (eds.). Minneapolis, MN: Lakewood Publishing.
Designing and writing online documentation: Help files to hypertext. William K. Horton. John Wiley and Sons, 1990.
Designing instruction for adults. Gary Dean. Kreiger Publishing, 1994.
Essentials of Task Analysis. Peter Desberg and Judson Taylor
Figuring things out: A trainer's guide to needs and task analysis. Zemke and Kramlinger. 1991.
Guided design guidebook: Patterns in implementation. W.C. Coscarelli and G.P. White.
Handbook of Task Analysis Procedures. David H. Jonassen
How to write and prepare training materials. Nancy Stimson. Pfeiffer and Co., 1991. ISBN 0-7494-0442-6. Part of the Practical Trainer Series
Instructional design: Implications from cognitive science. C.K. West. Prentice Hall, 1991.
Instructional systems development for large organizations. W. Hannum, Carol Hansen. Educational Technology Publications, New Jersey, 1989.
IT by Moose. Moose McMillen. ISBN 0-9699081-5. $28.50 Cdn (Approx $21.50 US).
Mastering the Instructional Design Process : A Systematic Approach, 2nd ed. William J. Rothwell, H. C. Kazanas. Jossey-Bass, 1997.
Principles of Instructional Design, 4th ed. Gagne, R., Briggs, L. & Wager, W. Fort Worth, TX: HBJ College Publishers, 1992.
The Systematic Design of Instruction, 3rd ed. Dick, W. & Cary, L. Harper Collins, 1990.
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Instructional Technology (CBT, Distance Ed., EPSS)
Computer-mediated communication and the online classroom Zane L. Berge and Mauri P. Collins, (Eds.) A three book set intended for the practitioner.
The computer training handbook, 2nd ed. Elliott Masie. Minneapolis, MN: Lakewood Books, 1995.
Contemporary issues in American distance education. M.G. Moore (Ed.). Oxford: Pergamon, 1990.
Distance education: The foundations of effective practice. J.R.Verduin, Jr. and T.A.Clark San Franciso: Jossey-Bass, 1991.
Electronic performance support systems. Gloria Gery. Cambridge, MA: Ziff Institute, 1991. ISBN 0-9617968-1-2.
Electronic style: A guide to citing electronic information. Xia Li and Nancy Crane. Westport: Meckler, 1993.
Foundations of American distance education. Stephen J. Wright. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1991. (Kendall/Hunt, PO Box 539, Dubuque, IA 52004)
Making CBT happen. Gloria Gery. Cambridge, MA: Ziff Institute, 1987. ISBN 0-9617968-0-4.
Mindstorms: Computers, children and powerful ideas. Seymour Papert. New York: Basic Books, 1980.
Paperless publishing. C.F. Haynes.
Providing continuing education by media and technology. M.N. Chamberlain (Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1980.
Technologies for learning outside the classroom. J.A. Niemi and D.D. Gooler (Eds.) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1987.
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Knowledge Age
Age of Unreason. Charles Handy
Thriving On Chaos. Tom Peters.
Trauma and Recovery. J. Herman. 1993. This book reflects a deep understanding of severe stress and its treatment.
What Works at Work. Lakewood Publishing.
Winning the Change Game. K. Farrell, C. Broude. Breakthrough Enterprises, Inc.
Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice and Mind. M.F. Belenky. 1986.
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Learning Disabilities
In their own way. Thomas Armstrong. This book speaks to millions of teachers and parents whose children are experiencing less than desirable success in school. With chapters on attitude, imagination, attention, self esteem, nutrition, exercise, and more, this book offers inspiration useful in every home and classroom.
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Learning Styles and Thinking Styles
Art of the Possible: A Compassionate Approach to the Way People Think, Learn and Communicate . Donna Markova.
Application of MBTI in Higher Education. Provost and Anchors.
Creative Brain. Ned Herrmann. The Ned Herrmann Group, North Carolina, 1989. ISBN 0-944850-01-4. Presents ways to apply creative and whole brain thinking techniques to management, productivity, teaching, learning, communication, relationships, problem solving and self understanding.
deBono's Thinking Course. E. DeBono. Facts on File, 800-322-8755.
Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, 2nd ed. Howard Gardner. Basic Books, 1993. ISBN 0-465-02510 paper. Alternatives to empiricism of IQ testing.
Gifts Differing. Isabel Briggs-Myers.
Great Lies We Live By. S. Burns. 1993 Learning Plus, Glebe, NSW. ISBN 0-646-13817-0. About the false beliefs we hold about ourselves and our learning abilities. If you have learned to say I'm too slow, I'm too old, There's not enough time, That's too hard, etc. then this book is for you.
If You Knew Who You Were, You Could Be Who You Are! Gerald M. Sturman. Bierman House, Inc., 914- 234-3200. 1992. The author has pulled together many of the current inventories, such as, MBTI, Schein's Career Anchors, and others which saves you from having to purchase these instruments individually.
Know your body clock Carol Orlock. New York: Birch Lane Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8065-1703-4. (Re-titled from Inner time: The science of body clocks and what makes us tick.)
Learning and teaching style. A. Bulter.
Learning Style Inventory User's Guide: a manual for Teachers and Trainers. Donna Smith and David Kolb. Available from the HayGroup at 617-437-7080 or the Hay/McBer Training Resources Group at 1-800-729-8074.
Managers As Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning. Chip Bell. Berrett-Koehler, 1996. [Includes a self-assessment of one's mentoring talents, some realistic insight as to, "the qualities of great mentoring partnerships," and a useful model of mentoring, "SAGE: Surrendering, Accepting, Gifting, and Extending." -Stephanie Groesser, [email protected]]
Right brain, left brain reflexology. M. Turgeon. How to stimulate the under-used hemisphere and develop the resources and talents specific to it.
Righting the educational conveyor belt. M. Grinder. Metamorphous Press, 1989. ISBN 1-55552-002-2. A workbook style manual for catering for different learning styles in the classroom.
Seven ways of knowing: Teaching for multiple intelligence. D. Lazear.. Skylight Pub Australia, 1990. ISBN 1-86299-614-8.
Seven ways of teaching: The artistry of teaching with multiple intelligence. D. Lazear.. Skylight Pub Australia, 1990. ISBN 1-86299-614-8.
Super teaching. E. P. Jenson. Turning Point, 1988. ISBN 0-84403-4592-5. How to book for teachers on motivation, catering for different learning styles.
Teaching for the two sided mind. L.V. Williams. Simon and Schuster, NY, 1983. ISBN 0-671-62239-0. A guide to right-brain, left-brain education, scientific theory and educational practice, using metaphors, visual thinking, multi-sensory learning.
Theory of multiple intelligences. Howard Gardner.
Rewriting the self. Mark Freeman. Routledge, 1993.
Steps to an ecology of mind. Gregory Bateson. Bateson is very heavy and philosophical, but well worth the effort.
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Management Training, Leadership, Executive Development
Becoming a manager: Mastery of a new identity. Linda Hill. 1993.
The Competent manager: A Model for Effective Performance. Richard Boyatizis. Wiley, 1982. Identifies different competencies for supervisors, middle managers and sr. managers.
Executive Development: Preparing for the 21st Century. Harper W. Moulton. Hardcover. Oxford University Press, 1993.
Experiences in management and organizational behavior (4th ed.) D. Hall, D. D. Bowen, R.J. Lewicki and F.S. Hall. Wiley, 1996.
Feedback to Managers: A Review and Comparison of Multi-Rater Instruments for Management Development (3rd edition). Ellen Van Velsor, Jean Brittain Leslie. Center for Creative Leadership. 1998.
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement. Eliyahu M. Goldratt. North River Press, 1994.
The High-Value Manager: Developing the Core Competencies Your Organization Demands. Florence M. Stone, Randi Toler Sachs. AMACOM, 1996. Hardcover.
Leadership is an art. Max DePree, 1990.
Leadership jazz. Max DePree, 1993.
A Manager's Guide to Self-Development, 3rd ed. Mike Pedler. McGraw-Hill, 1994. -Joe Roebuck <[email protected]>
Managing transitions: Making the most of Change. William Bridges. Perseus Press, 1991. [This books deals with how people progress through change and can be a very supportive part of looking at what to expect from others. Bridges asserts that change is situational and external. Transition, on the other hand, is a psychological and internal process a person goes through in adapting to the new situation. Thus, change won't work unless transition takes place. The book proposes a 3-stage transition model with some diagnostic tools to assess how well you've done in managing transition at each stage. -Hannah Lee <[email protected]>]
Measures of leadership. Kenneth and Miriam Clark. Center for Creative Leadership.
On becoming a leader. Warren Bennis.
On leadership. John Gardner.
Stewardship. Peter Block. He goes to the heart of what truly empowering others means. Not a comfortable read, but very transformative.
Supervisor and on-the-job training, 4th ed. Martin Broadwell. Addison-Wesley, 1995. ISBN 0-201-56363-0.
Supervisor as an instructor: A guide for classroom training. Martin Broadwell. Addison-Wesle
Visionary leadership. Burt Nanus. A very good blueprint for strategic planning.
What every manager should know about training. Robert Mager. Lake Publishing Co. ISBN 1-56103-345-6.
Why leaders can't lead. Warren Bennis.
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Marketing Training Functions
Planning and marketing conferences and workshops: Tips, tools, and techniques. Robert G. Simerly. Jossey-Bass, 1990.
Strategic marketing for educational institutions. Philip Kotler and Karen Fox. Prentice-Hall, 1985.
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Mentoring and Coaching
Beyond the myths and magic of mentoring: How to facilitate an effective mentoring program. M. Murray with M. Owen. Jossey-Bass, 1991. ISBN 1-55542-333-7. A comprehensive guide to mentoring programs, including structured facilitation.
Coaching for improved work performance. F.F. Fournies. 1987.
Mentoring revisited: Making an impact on individuals and institutions. Marie Wunsch, editor. No. 57 Spring '94. Jossey-Bass's New Directions for Teaching and Learning Services.
The Tao of Coaching: Boost Your Effectiveness by Inspiring Those Around You. Max Landsberg. KnowledgExchange.<[email protected] [I found it easy reading, quite practical and loved the self-appraisal it included. -Pat Weber <[email protected]>]
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Needs Assessment
Focus groups as qualitative research. David L. Morgan. Sage Publications, 1988.
Focus groups: A practical guide for applied research. Richard A. Krueger, Richard A. Sage Publications, 1988.
Focus groups: Theory and practice. D.W. Stewart and P.N. Shamdasani. Sage, 1990.
Goal analysis. Robert Mager. Lake Publishers. ISBN-0-8224-4339-2.
Training needs assessment. Allison Rosset. Educational Technology Publications, 1987.
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Negotiation and Communication Skills
Communicating change. T.J. and Sandar Larkin. McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-07-036452-4. $22.95. A rare combination of common sense, serious research, practical examples and an engaging writing style. [BF]
Effective feedback skills. Tim Russell. Kogan Page, UK. ISBN 0-7494-1000-0.
Getting to yes: Negotiating agreements without giving in. Roger Fisher, William Ury. Penguin, 1991. ISBN 0-41-015735-2. One of the most readable and rational business books out there.
How to solve it. G. Polya. Princeton University Press, 1945. This is the classic book on teaching problem solving.
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Neurolinguistic Programming and Accelerated Learning
Accelerated learning. Colin Rose. Accelerated Learning Systems, Ltd. Bucks Great Britain, 1985. ISBN 0-905553-128. Teaches you how to achieve a relaxed, yet receptive state of mind and presents information in new ways that actively involves both the left and right parts of the brain.
Magic of rapport: How you can gain personal power in any situation. Jerry Richardson. Translates the jargon of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) into practical concepts that could be applied to daily life situations.
Meta-Cation Vol. 1, 2 and 3. S. Jacobson. An introduction to neuro-linguistic programming in education.
SuperLearning 2000. Lynn Schroeder and Sheila Ostrander. Delacorte Press. Offers techniques for accelerated learning and manages to assemble knowledge in nice understandable packages or files, much as a computer does.
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Neuropsycology and Cognitive Processing
Adult cognitive development: Methods and models. Mines and Kitchner (Eds.). 1986.
Brain user's guide. Tony Buzan. EP Dutton Inc., NY, 1983. ISBN 0-525-48045-5. A handbook for sorting out your life. Consciousness reconsidered. Owen Flanagan. MIT Press, 1992.
School's out. Lewis Perlman. 1992. Persuasive (and a little threatening to some of us) relying primarily on cognitive approaches to learning.
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Organizational Development and Systems Thinking
Diagnosing the system. Stafford Beer. John Wiley and Sons.
Fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. Peter M. Senge. Doubleday, 1990. ISBN 0-385-26094-6.
Flawless consulting: A guide to getting your expertise used. Peter Block. Pfieffer and Co. Publishing. ISBN 0-89-340-521.
Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology. 2nd ed. M.D. Dunnetter and L.M. Hough. 1991. Contains "Utility analysis for decisions in human resource management" by J.W. Boudreau, chapter 10.
How to manage the white space on the organization chart. Gary Rummler and Brache. Jossey-Bass, 1990. ISBN 1-55542-214-4. Take a systems approach to performance improvement and addresses training as part of the spectrum. Wonderful for training directors who want to impact the performance of an organization and its people.
Images of organizations. Gareth Morgan. Newbury Park: Sage. 1986.
Liberation management. Tom Peters
The Life Cycle of Groups: Group Development Stage Theory. R.B. Lacoursiere. New York: Human Service Press, 1980. Has the four stages "Orientation, Dissatisfaction, Resolution, and Production."
Management of organizational behavior: Utilizing human resources. P. Hershey and K.H. Blanchard. Prentice Hall, 1988.
Organization development: A normative view. W. Warner Burke. Addison-Wesley. $23.95.
Organizational culture and leadership. Edgar Shein.
Organizational defense routines. Chris Argyris. How dynamics present organizations from learning.
Organizational theory and design. Richard Daft. West publishing.
Out of the crisis. W.E. Deming
Process consultation. Edgar Shein.
Productive workplaces. Marvin Weisberg. Puts organizational development in historical context.
Requisite organization. Dr. Elliott Jaques. Cason and Hall.
The fifth discipline fieldbook. P. Senge, C. Roberts, R. Ross, B. Smith and A. Kleiner. Doubleday. 1994.
Transforming the crisis-prone organization: Preventing individual, organizational, and environmental tragedies. T.C. Pauchant and I.I. Mitroff. Jossey-Bass, 1992.
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Orientation
New employee orientation. Charles M. Cadwell. Crisp, 1988. ISBN 0931961467.
New faculty member. Robert Boice. ISBN 1555424236.
Recruiting, training, and retaining new employees. Jack J. Phillips. Jossey-Bass, 1987.
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Performance Improvement and Support
Analyzing performance problems. Robert Mager. Lake Publishers. ISBN 0-8224-4336-8.
Competency at work. Spencer and Spencer. Wiley, 1993. A comprehensive, detailed approach to developing competency models.
Designing organizations for high performance. David Hanna. 1988. Helps you identify leverage points to change the organization so that people can actually do what they need to do to manage crisis.
Developing attitude toward learning. Robert Mager. Lake Publishers. ISBN-0-8224-4337-6.
Developing high performance people: The art of coaching. Oscar G. Mink. 1993. ISBN 0-201-56313-4.
Handbook of human performance technology . Harold D. Stolovich and Erica J. Keeps (Eds.). ISBN 1-55542-385-X. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
Mager six-pack. Robert Mager. Lake Publishing Co. ISBN 0-8224-4344-9. Titles also individually notes throughout this list.
Measuring instructional results. Robert Mager. Pitman Learning. ISBN-0-8224-4340-6.
New approach to continuing education for business and the professions: The performance model. Philip M. Nowlen. Macmillan, 1988. (American Council on Education/Macmillan Series on Higher Education.) ISBN 0-02-922740-2. Helps the reader sort out competency models currently in vogue in the industry and their applicability to work environments and the performance which is (should be?) the aim of training efforts.
Performance Consulting: Moving Beyond Training; Dana Gaines Robinson, James C. Robinson. Berrett-Koehler, 1996. Outstanding!
Preparing instructional objectives. Robert Mager. Lake Publishers ISBN 0-8224-4341-4.
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Reference and Study Skills
Better than Life. Daniel Pennac. Coach House Press, 50 Prince Arthur Ave., Suite 107, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1B5. $16.95 U.S/$22.95 Canadian. This #1 French best seller begins: "You can't make people read. Any more than you can them love, or dream." The bulk of the book offers a sprightly but subtle defense of reading's value. It ends with The Reader's Bill of Rights including The Right to Not Read, The Right to Skip Pages, The Right to Not Finish a Book, and The Right to Not Defend Your Tastes.
Corporate trainer's quick reference. Geoffrey Moss. Business One Irwin, 1992. ISBN 155623905X.
How to read a book: The classic guide to intelligent reading. Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren. Simon and Schuster, 1972.
Stretching for working America. Bob Anderson and Sally Carlson. Contains information about exercises that can be done in your chair at the keyboard.
Super study: A new age study guide. J. Wade. Dellasta Pty Ltd., 1990. ISBN 0947138609.
Trainer's dictionary: HRD terms, abbreviations, and acronyms. Angus Reynolds. HRD Press.
You don't have to go home from work exhausted: A program to bring joy, energy, and balance to your life. Ann McGee-Cooper with Duane Trammell and Barbara Lau. Bantam Books, 1992. ISBN 0553370618. Good right/left brain information, tools for evaluation and suggestions to balance activities to keep your energy and motivation up.
Use both sides of your brain. Tony Buzan. EP Duton, 1983. ISBN 0525480110. Learning techniques, includes mind-mapping and study methods.
Use your head. Tony Buzan. Gives an easy-to-read scientific explanation about how reading works.
Whole brain thinking: Working from both sides of the brain to achieve peak job performance. J. Wonder and P. Donovan. Ballantine Books, 1984. ISBN 0345322045.
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Return on Investment
Training cost analysis: A how-to guide. Glen Head. ASTD, 1994
Productivity measurement. Brinkerhoff and Dressler. Sage Publications.
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Sales Training
Performance-based Sales Training: Building a sales curriculum that will enable your salespeople to sell more. Jerry Rosen HRD Press.
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Teams
Building High-Performing Teams. Ken Blanchard.
Introduction to group work practice. R.W. Toseland and R.F. Rivas. MacMillan, 1984.
Joining together: Group skills. D. Johnson and R. Johnson. Prentice Hall, 1988.
Succeeding with teams: 101 tips that really work. successful team building. Thomas Quick.
Team building source book. Steven L. Phillips and Robin L. Elledge. University Associates Inc., 1989. Very useful tool for team building interventions
Team building through physical challenges. Donald Glover and Daniel Midura. Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL. Phone 800-747-4457.
Team games for trainers. Carolyn Nilson. A compilation of over 100 games, exercises and techniques for team training.
Teamwork: What must go right, what can go wrong. C. E. Larson and F.M.J. LaFasto. Sage. ISBN 0-8039-3290-1
The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-performance Organization. J. Katzenbach and K. Smith. Harper Business, 1993. $13.00 paper.
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Trends & Strategy
Future work: Seven critical forces reshaping work and the work force in North America. Joseph F. Coates, Jennifer Jarratt & John B. Mahaffie. San Franscisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990. [Education and training of adults is one of the seven critical factors addressed in this work. You should be able to get insights into both adult and employer preferences here. Extensive references throughout as well. -Richard Biehl <[email protected]>]
TechnoStress: Coping with Technology @Work, @Home and @Play. Information on on-line ordering available from http://www.techlearn.com/books/weilrosen.htm
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Votech
Adult education as vocation. Michael Collins. Sets out a coherent foundation for the practice of critical adult education. In one section he sets out to diminish the supposed distinction between education and training.
Foundations of vocational education. Evans and Herr. Merrill Publishing.
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Web Design
Web Site Usability: A Designer's Guide. User Interface Engineering. You can order the book on-line from http://world.std.com/~uieweb/bookdesc.htm or directly from UIE at 800-588-9855 (US) or 978-975-4343 (outside US). [This is a GREAT reference I have read and would recommend to anyone designing information or training for the web. Because several of the sites used as examples are no longer available (1996 Olympics in Atlanta, for instance) the purchase price has come down from a whopping $79 to $39.95 ($25.00 for educational institutions). Even though you can't go browse some of the examples anymore, the book is still incredibly relevant! UIE also offers a training class that compliments the materials. I am in no way affiliated with UIE, I'm just a big fan.]
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