Learning Paths or Lightning in a Bottle

Learning Paths: Increase Profits by Reducing the Time It Takes for Employees to Get Up-to-Speed

Author: Jim Williams

Learning Paths is a down-to-earth practical resource that is filled with illustrative examples, methods, techniques, strategies, processes, and tools for making company-wide, real-time training possible. Created to be flexible, the Learning Path approach can be customized to fit your organization no matter what its type or size. Learning Paths is divided into three sections:

The Learning Path Methodology: Walks the reader through the major steps and strategies needed for building Learning Paths. 

Doing the Right Training: Offers a wide-range of strategies, methods and techniques that can be targeted to the training within a Learning Path and tied to an organization’s particular business needs.

Do the Training Right: Shows how to ensure the training within a Learning Path is delivered in the most cost-effective manner and introduces methods for structuring training so that it transfers to the job easily and effectively.

Table of Contents:

Pt. I	The learning path methodology	7
Ch. 1	From graduation day to independence day	11
Ch. 2	Getting started	27
Ch. 3	Measuring time to proficiency	39
Ch. 4	Mapping learning paths	57
Ch. 5	Finding quick hits	73
Ch. 6	Accelerating learning paths	89
Ch. 7	Transition and maintenance	111
Ch. 8	Managing learning path projects	123
Pt. II	Doing the "right training"	145
Ch. 9	Building proficiency models	147
Ch. 10	Developing top performers	157
Ch. 11	Connecting to business needs	169
Ch. 12	Capturing content	187
Pt. III	Doing the "training right"	197
Ch. 13	Selecting training methods	199
Ch. 14	Establishing managers as coaches	209
Ch. 15	Building directed self-study	221
Ch. 16	Creating the new classroom experience	231
	Pfeiffer publications guide	289

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Lightning in a Bottle: Proven Lessons for Leading Change

Author: David Baum

Sometimes profound, sometimes hilarious, but always inspiring, change consultant David Baum offers leaders more than 60 lessons in coping with organizational change. Culled from Baum's personal and professional experiences, these bite-sized anecdotes, reflections, and case studies impart memorable and practical nuggets of wisdom that leaders at all levels can implement.

What People Are Saying

Paul R. Sullivan
An easy read and great reference. Lightning in a Bottle is full of good laughs and practical advice. (Paul R. Sullivan, Director, Technology Applications and Research Shell International Exploration and Production)

Rick Little

This is a book of many jewels. David Baum has captured the best practices in business and entrepreneurial activities and translated them into bite-sized nuggets that are useful, illuminating, and often profound. Rick Little, President and Founder, International Youth Foundation Former President of America's Promise)

John P. Flaherty

Entertaining, delightful, quite easily read, yet deeply profound.... The reader will laugh, ponder and think-then read on, more and more impressed with the importance of the subject and methodology for dealing with change suggested by this gifted author.(John P. Flaherty, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania)