The 2009 pfeiffer annual: training

Offering entirely new content each year, the Pfeiffer Training Annual showcases the latest thinking and cutting-edge approaches to training and development, contributed by practicing training professionals, consultants, academics, and subject-matter experts. Turn to the Annual for a rich source of ideas and to try out new methods and approaches that others in your profession have found successful. The book is divided into four sections: Experiential Learning Activities (ELAs)

Preface.

The Difference Between Training and Consulting: Which Annual to Use?

Introduction to The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Training.

Experiential Learning Activities.

Introduction to the Experiential Learning Activities.

Experiential Learning Activities Categories.

**Popular Choices: Discovering Workplace Generational Diversity (Dennis E. Gilbert).

**Humanity Training: Exploring Stereotyping (M.K. Key)..

What I Like About My Job or Career: Using an Appreciative Approach (Marty C. Yopp and Michael Kroth).

**First Impressions: Interviewing (Peter R. Garber).

The Challenge: Sculpting Communication (Devora Zack).

Rope Trick: Solving the Unsolvable (Richard T. Whelan).

**Talent Management Topics.

Posters: Looking at What You Already Know (Dawn J. Mahoney).

Hidden Agenda: Learning the Benefits of Cooperation (Lorraine L. Ukens).

Incredible Ball Pass: Integrating the Team (Ronald Roberts).

23, What Do You See? Experiencing Energizers (Dave Arch).

From Mundane to Ah Ha! Using Training Objects (Linda S. Eck Mills).

The Real Focus: Strategizing Leadership Behavior (Mohandas Nair).

Signs of Change: Identifying and Overcoming Roadblocks (Travis L. Russ).

Editors Choice.

Introduction to the Editors Choice Section.

The Corporate University Phenomenon: A Look Ahead (Mark Allen).

Twenty One Questions to Ask Before Designing Any Training Program: The Sixty Minute Needs Analysis (Nanette Miner).

Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys.

Introduction to the Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys Section.

Vulnerability to Fraud Survey (H.B. Karp and Jonathan D. Taylor).

Change Readiness Checklist (Sherene Zolno).

New Organizational Role Stress (NORS) Scale (Avinash Kumar Srivastav).

Articles and Discussion Resources.

Introduction to the Articles and Discussion Resources Section.

Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback (Marshall Goldsmith).

Sink or Swim: Surviving the Leadership and Organizational Challenges Caused by the Rapid Advances in Information Technology (William J. Shirey).

**Cognitive Task Analysis and Its Applications in Talent Management (Yusra Visser and Ryan Watkins).

Simulation Stimulation: The Rise of Rank Ordered, Consensus Building Simulations (Lorraine L. Ukens and Alan Richter).

The ADDIE Training Intervention Model and the Organizations Major Functions: An Experiential Learning Strategy (Christopher A. Chaves).

Best If Used by . . . or a Systematic Approach to Maintaining Training Materials (Marilyn Martin).

**Where Does Training Report in the Organization? (Jean Barbazette).

Does Informal Learning Make Business Sense? (Jay Cross).

Making the Training Content Come Alive: Ten Types of Training Activities (Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan).

**Linking Learning Strategy to the Balanced Scorecard (Ajay M. Pangarkar and Teresa Kirkwood).

**How Leaders Think: Developing Effective Leadership (Homer H. Johnson).

Leadership Development: The Value of Face to Face Training (Barbara Pate Glacel).

**The Importance of Organizational Culture in a World of Change: Building Your Leadership Team of the Future(Richard T. Rees, Allen C. Minor, and Paul S. Gionfriddo).

Contents of the Companion Volume, The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Consulting.

How to Use the CD ROM.