Download or read book Pfeiffer s Classic Activities for Diversity Training written by Jack Gordon and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 2005-06-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pfeiffer?s Classic Activities for Diversity Training provides a wide range of approaches -- activities, exercises, and models -- to help understand and leverage a diverse workforce. This essential resource offers a ?valuing? approach that puts the emphasis on reframing diversity in the workplace as an opportunity to improve organizational performance. A compilation of material carefully chosen from three decades of the Pfeiffer Annuals and Handbooks, Pfeiffer?s Classic Activities for Diversity Training is a treasure chest of sound theory and practical tools that can be put to use immediately whether you're a trainer or a consultant. This mix of articles, activities, and instruments -- including questionnaires and surveys -- supports training on such critical topics as managing diversity, preventing sexual harassment, understanding generational differences, organizational value conflicts, disability awareness, intercultural negotiation, relationship building, the effects of culture on behavior and work style, understanding employee motivation, and much more. Order your copy today and get a time-tested collection of working tools for understanding and maximizing the potential of workplace diversity.

Download or read book Pfeiffer s Classic Activities Set of Seven written by Pfeiffer and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 2005-08-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Pfeiffer's Classic Activities Set contains seven volumes in following subject areas: Improving Interpersonal Communication, Diversity Training, Developing New Managers, Building Better Teams, Developing Leaders, Managing Conflict at Work, and Inventories. The Pfeiffer Classic Activities series is a comprehensive resource filled with ready-made activities and instruments that you can immediately put to use in your work. This important collection brings together classic resources drawn from more than thirty years of the Pfeiffer Annuals.

Download or read book HR Initiatives in Building Inclusive and Accessible Workplaces written by Shalini Garg and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on research from global multinational corporations comes a two-part guide on how to develop resilient HR initiatives to build inclusive and accessible workplaces. Including a user-friendly training manual, this book equips you with a practical resource grounded in theory.

Download or read book Classic Inventories Questionnaires and Surveys for Training and Development written by Jack Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Awareness Game Duo Set Includes Diversity Activities And Training Design Package And Listen Up Learning Activities Package written by Pfeiffer and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 1999-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invaluable guidance for diversity training The Awareness Game Duo Set is an invaluable tool kit for trainers and facilitators. Featuring the Diversity Activities and Training Design Package, plus the Listen Up: Learning Activities Package, this all-in-one bundle is designed to make diversity training more engaging and more effective. Packed with effective activities, approaches, structures, and scenarios, this set provides a clear blueprint for successful training in a variety of settings and for a broad range of trainees.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking Second Edition written by Pagani, Margherita and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008-08-31 with total page 1756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in hardware, software, and audiovisual rendering technologies of recent years have unleashed a wealth of new capabilities and possibilities for multimedia applications, creating a need for a comprehensive, up-to-date reference. The Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking provides hundreds of contributions from over 200 distinguished international experts, covering the most important issues, concepts, trends, and technologies in multimedia technology. This must-have reference contains over 1,300 terms, definitions, and concepts, providing the deepest level of understanding of the field of multimedia technology and networking for academicians, researchers, and professionals worldwide.

Download or read book Pfeiffer s Classic Activities Set of Six written by Pfeiffer and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 2005-01-20 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pfeiffer Company Library Experimental Activities Set 7 looseleaf volumes written by J. William Pfeiffer and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 1995-09-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create your own customized training programs with the hundreds of activities in the Pfeiffer Library! Now you can easily create your own complete, dynamic training programs. All of the tools are here to help you do everything from assessing needs to developing skills to changing attitudes. With the Pfeiffer & Company Library you choose the combination of instruments, activities, and papers that is best suited to meet your goals. Use them as is or customize them for your specific needs. Everything you need to create and conduct most any type of training program is in the Library: Experiential Learning Activities--These "learning-by-doing" activities are undoubtedly the most effective way to help people improve communication, work more effectively in teams, productively manage change . . . and more! You can easily adapt each activity for specific group needs, the aim of the training session, or the level of your expertise. Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys--Use the extensive array of instruments for diagnosis, feedback, and information gathering. You get immediate feedback with these easy-to-score, paper-and-pencil inventories. Presentation and Discussion Resources--Leaders in HRD have researched a variety of topics relating to the workplace and share their findings with you. These concise resources will enhance and refresh your professional knowledge, and prepare you for the questions your clients, colleagues, or training participants may ask. And they make excellent supplemental readings or handouts for training participants. Theories and Models--You'll get four landmark volumes of the leading theories and models of applied behavioral science, each explained with a concise written description and a graphic representation. Boost your confidence in your command of the material you present. The Library is conveniently arranged by topic: Individual Development * Communication * Problem Solving * Groups * Teams * Consulting * Facilitating * Leadership * Training Technologies . . . and more! Make the Pfeiffer & Company Library the foundation of your entire training and development resource collection!

Download or read book Tools and Activities for a Diverse Work Force written by Anthony Patrick Carnevale and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1995 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of activities, exercises, tools, simulations, checklists and games for advancing an organization's knowledge of diversity and its effectiveness in managing it. It is made up of contributions from more than 76 leaders in the field of training and organizational development. The book is aimed at trainers as an aid to training managers and employees in understanding and dealing with diversity in the workplace.

Download or read book 90 World Class Activities by 90 World Class Trainers written by Elaine Biech and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-12-05 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 90 World-Class Activities by 90 World-Class Trainers gathers classic activities from ninety master trainers in one convenient place. The stellar list of trainers includes Bellman, Blanchard, Booher, Crum, de Bono, Kouzes, Masie, Pike, Robinson, Scannell, Silberman, Thiagi, Zenger, and 77 other names you'll know. Elaine Biech (editor of the Pfeiffer Annuals and author of Training for Dummies) has gathered a powerful and exciting collection of activities from around the globe. The sixteen topics include change management, coaching, diversity, leadership, and teamwork. This invaluable resource presents the favorite activities of some of the most talented trainers in the world—all seven continents are represented. All of these activities have stood the test of time and are presented here for your use to engage teams and groups in collaborative learning. The contributors provide helpful suggestions for adapting the activities to a particular setting or audience and present ideas for adding zest to their favorite activities to ensure that you are as successful with them as they have been. The book is filled with experience and expertise. Combined, the contributors have written and edited almost 800 books and over 3,700 articles and have received hundreds of awards. Many are members of the HRD Hall of Fame and they advise some of the largest organizations in the world. Draw on their expertise and implement several of the activities. Your success is guaranteed.

Download or read book Leadership Resources written by Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC. and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides over 300 pages of resources suggested by leadership educators in surveys, Center for Creative Leadership staff, and search of library resources. This eighth edition is half-new, including web sites and listserv discussion groups, and it places a stronger focus on meeting the needs of human resources professionals and corporate trainers. An annotated bibliography groups leadership materials in several broad categories: overview; in context; history, biography and literature; competencies; research, theories, and models; training and development; social, global, and diversity issues; team leadership; and organizational leadership (180 pages). Includes annotated lists of: journals and newsletters (9 pages); instruments (21 pages); exercises (41 pages); instrument and exercise vendors (5 pages); videos (29 pages); video distributors (4 pages); web sites (6 pages); organizations (21 pages); and conferences (9 pages). (Contains a 66-page index of all resources.) (TEJ)

Download or read book Facilitative Coaching written by Dale Schwarz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many facilitators realize that the basic methodologies they use often fail to take their clients to a place of deeper learning and growth required when addressing complex issues. This book offers over seventy exercises, along with tips and tools for expanding the professional coach's repertoire and includes a full range of interventions. The book also includes step-by-step guidance on how to use these innovative methods with clients. Based on the Skilled Facilitator model developed by best-selling author Roger Schwarz in his landmark book, The Facilitative Coaching Toolkit is ideal for coaches who are looking for advanced alternative approaches to helping their clients get "unstuck" when dealing with obstacles.

Download or read book The Book of Road Tested Activities written by Elaine Biech and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhance your toolkit with the best of the best—100+ tested and perfected activities guaranteed to succeed "A treasured collection with some never-before-seen tools and activities to increase participation and retention for your learners. . . . The 'insider's tips' feature helps even the newest trainer facilitate these activities like a pro." —Jean Barbazette, author of The Art of Great Training Delivery "I believe in the effectiveness of training activities, the brilliance of Elaine's editorial skills, and the street smarts of my ASTD colleagues. They all come together in this brilliant book." —Dr. Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, of The Thiagi Group; author of Jolts! "What a wonderful book! . . . This is a must-have reference book for every learning and development professional." —Jack and Patti Phillips, Founders, Chairman and CEO of the ROI Institute, Inc. Workplace learning professionals are always looking for the best solution—tried-and-true activities, ones that work every time, ones that always lead participants to gain deeper insight into their leadership capabilities and potential. The Book of Road-Tested Activities gives you just what you're looking for: well-crafted games and activities that have been put to the test in real training situations and proven effective. To create this edited collection, training legend Elaine Biech painstakingly selected the very best—more than 100 activities that ASTD training professionals have taken to the finish line with excellent results. Divided between activities geared toward specific workshop topics and multi-purpose training tools and techniques, the book covers: Training topics—communication, listening, customer service and sales, creativity and innovation, teamwork, leadership, and more Tools and techniques—icebreakers, openings, reviews, and online learning, plus unique tools that will add a new twist to your own techniques With both new, innovative activities and classic, dependable ones enhanced with creative variations, Elaine Biech's The Book of Road-Tested Activities provides you with an array of tried-and-true training tools for every occasion and purpose. They'll help you achieve your own stellar track record of successful training and satisfied customers.

Download or read book Active Training written by Melvin L. Silberman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-time bestselling training handbook, updated for new technologies and roles Active Training turns instructional design on its head by shifting the emphasis away from the instructor, and on to the learner. Comprehensively updated to reflect the many developments in the field, this new fourth edition covers the latest technologies and applications, the evolving role of the trainer, and how new business realities impact training, advancing new evidence-based best practices for new trainer tasks, skills, and knowledge. Up to date theory and research inform the practical tips and techniques that fully engage learners and help them get the most out of sessions, while updated workplace examples and revised templates and worksheets help bring these techniques into the classroom quickly. You'll gain insight into improving training evaluation by using Return on Expectations (ROE), learn how to extend the value of training programs through transfer of learning, and develop fresh, engaging methods that incorporate state-of-the-art applications. Active Training designs offer just the right amount of content; the right balance of affective, behavioral, and cognitive learning; a variety of approaches; real-life problem solving; gradual skill-building; and engaging delivery that uses the participants' expertise as a foundation for learning. This book is the classic guide to employing Active Training methods effectively and appropriately for almost any topic. Learn how the trainer's role has changed Engage learners through any training delivery method Inspire collaboration and innovation through application Overcome the challenges trainers face in the new business environment Active Training methods make training sessions fun, engaging, relevant, and most importantly, effective. Participants become enthusiastic about the material, and view sessions as interesting challenges rather than as means to fulfill requirements. To bring these widely endorsed methods into your training repertoire, Active Training is the complete practical handbook you need.

Download or read book Organizational Behavior written by Mary Uhl-Bien and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizational Behavior is a multidimensional product to allow for student development in knowledge, analysis, synthesis and personal development with pedagogical features designed to bring Organizational Behavior to life. This product reframes the content of organizational behavior to reflect the inherent interdependence of factors that explain human behavior. Traditional OB topics are introduced as part of an integrated framework for answering practically-relevant questions about why people behave as they do and how to effectively self manage and influence others.

Download or read book The Adult Learner written by Malcolm S. Knowles and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-20 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles’ pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centred approach to learning have been hugely influential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles is the cornerstone of increasing motivation and enabling adult learners to achieve. The 9th edition of The Adult Learner has been revised to include: Updates to the book to reflect the very latest advancements in the field. The addition of two new chapters on diversity and inclusion in adult learning, and andragogy and the online adult learner. An updated supporting website. This website for the 9th edition of The Adult Learner will provide basic instructor aids including a PowerPoint presentation for each chapter. Revisions throughout to make it more readable and relevant to your practices. If you are a researcher, practitioner, or student in education, an adult learning practitioner, training manager, or involved in human resource development, this is the definitive book in adult learning you should not be without.

Download or read book 101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving written by Arthur B. VanGundy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employees who possess problem-solving skills are highly valued in today?s competitive business environment. The question is how can employees learn to deal in innovative ways with new data, methods, people, and technologies? In this groundbreaking book, Arthur VanGundy -- a pioneer in the field of idea generation and problem solving -- has compiled 101 group activities that combine to make a unique resource for trainers, facilitators, and human resource professionals. The book is filled with idea-generation activities that simultaneously teach the underlying problem-solving and creativity techniques involved. Each of the book?s 101 engaging and thought-provoking activities includes facilitator notes and advice on when and how to use the activity. Using 101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving will give you the information and tools you need to: Generate creative ideas to solve problems. Avoid patterned and negative thinking. Engage in activities that are guaranteed to spark ideas. Use proven techniques for brainstorming with groups. Order your copy today.