ATD's Handbook for Training and Talent Development:

by Elaine Biech (Editor)

Overview

Start, Build, and Navigate Your Training and TD Career

ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development is the premier resource and compendium of everything a training and talent development (TD) professional needs to know to start, build, and navigate a thriving career.

Now in its third edition and grounded by the Talent Development Capability Model, this is more than a revised volume. This edition offers an up-to-date view of the growing roles of talent development professionals, our changing world of work, and the critical need for business alignment.

Edited by Elaine Biech, the third edition is divided into eight sections comprising 57 chapters authored by 100 expert practitioners—the brightest thinkers in the field—who share foundational and advanced perspectives and information. The Handbook dives deeply into growing professional expertise and personal skills, virtual learning and remote work, trends affecting TD, managing organizational and career change, growing roles in TD, and understanding organizational impact and business alignment. Fifty online tools are available to download, and there is also a glossary and references.

TD professionals, keep this practical, companionable volume close by; it’s the reference you will always turn to.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781953946348
Publisher:	Association for Talent Development
Publication date:	05/24/2022
Edition description:	3rd Edition
Pages:	960
Sales rank:	388,517
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 2.22(d)

About the Author

Elaine Biech, CPTD fellow, believes excellence isn’t optional. Her passion is helping others achieve their passion. She specializes in maximizing individual, team, and organizational effectiveness using her expertise in OD, training, and consulting. She custom designs every project to address each client’s unique needs. She conducts strategic planning and implements organization-wide systems including process improvement, change management, leadership development, onboarding, and mentoring programs. She has developed hundreds of training courses and apps. As the founder and president of ebb associates inc, Elaine helps organizations implement large-scale change and is particularly adept at turning dysfunctional teams into productive teams.

As a management and executive consultant, trainer, and designer, Elaine’s clients include the US Navy, China Sinopec, China Telecom, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Banco de Credito Peru, Lockheed Martin, Outback Steakhouse, FAA, Land O’Lakes, McDonald’s, Lands’ End, Johnson Wax, Federal Reserve Bank, Department of Homeland Security, American Family Insurance, Marathon Oil, Hershey Chocolate, NASA, Newport News Shipbuilding, Kohler Company, American Red Cross, Association of Independent CPAs, The College of William and Mary, and hundreds of other public and private sector organizations. She designed the first process improvement programs for The Newport News Shipbuilding Company and McDonald’s as well as Hershey Chocolate’s first creativity and innovation program; she also presented one of the first ever virtual training sessions in 1986 for NASA.

Table of Contents

ForewordIntroductionSection I: Learning and Development Basics: Byham1. The Evolution of Talent Development: Lykins2. Critical Adult Learning Basics in Action: Pike Pluth 3. A Learning Science Strategy: Deepening the Impact of Talent Development: Halls4. The Business Case for Learning: AnandSection II: Planning a Career in Talent Development: Kaye 5. The Talent Development Capability Model: Hirt 6. Give Your Career a Boost With Certification: Douglas7. Thriving in Your Career: Powerful Plans for Lifelong Learning: Lombardozzi8. The Irreplaceable Growth Mindset: Gottfredson9. An Oath of Ethics for Learning and Development Professionals: Waugh10. What’s EQ Got to Do With a TD Career?: Greaves Section III: Training and Development Basics: Pike11. ADDIE: The Origin of Modern Day ISD: Green 12. Using Evidence to Assess Performance Gaps: Guerra-Lopez13. Design Thinking for TD Professionals: Boller14. Innovative Design: Uncovering the Art of the Possible: Washburn15. We Need It Personalized, Accurate, and NOW!: Kadakia and Owens16. Delivering as if Learning Depended Upon It!: Nuriddin17. 21st Century Media Skills: Put Learning Where the Work Is: Campbell 18. Using Story Structure to Influence: Duarte and Davenport19. Implementing the Four Levels of Evaluation: Kirkpatrick and Kirkpatrick20. Impact and ROI: Results Executives Love: Phillips and PhillipsSection IV: Enhancing and Supporting Talent Development: Masie21. The Journey to Learning Experience Design: Hall22. Keys to Designing and Delivering Blended Learning: Hofmann23. The Many Aspects of Accessibility: Orey24. Learning Transfer: The Missing Link: Weber25. Critical Tools to Support the Fundamentals of E-Learning: Elkins26. Designing and Delivering Virtual Training: Huggett and ClaySection V: Required Forward-Focused Proficiencies and Attitudes: Rita Bailey27. Essential Skills for TD Professionals: Gates Corbett28. Initiating a Talent Development Effort: Macon29. Working Effectively With SMEs: Owen-Boger and Ludwig30. Perfecting Your Facilitation Skills: The Facilitative Trainer: Wilkinson31. Communicating With Executive Leadership to Gain Buy-In: Booher32. Integrating DEI Principles Into TD Initiatives: Morukian33. Digital Age Requirements for TD Professionals: Adamopoulos34. Building Your Organization’s Learning Technology Ecosystem: DillonSection VI: Expanded Roles of Talent Development: Kippen35. Equip Your Managers to Become Masters of Development: Axelrod36. Talent Development’s Role in Strategic Workforce Planning: Goretsky37. From Ward to Steward: Enhancing Employee Ownership of Career Development: Azulay38. Implement a Mentoring Program That Works: Labin and Francis39. Consulting on the Inside: Roles, Competencies, and Challenges: Barnes and Scott 40. Becoming a Successful Consultant: From Startup to Market Leadership: Sobel41. Building Teams and Understanding Virtual Teamwork: Bjelland 42. The Trifecta: Project Management, L&D, and Talent Development: RussellSection VII: Aligning the Learning Function to the Organization: Blanchard43. Learning and Development's Role in Achieving Corporate Vision: Zenger and Folkman44. Structuring Talent Development to Meet the Dynamic Needs of the Organization: Rothwell, Stopper, and Zaballero45. The Five Fundamentals of Learning Leadership: Kouzes and Posner46. Building Your Business Acumen: Cope47. Supporting Your Organization’s Onboarding Efforts: Davila and Pina-Ramirez48. Determining Talent Development’s Organizational Impact: Vance49. Best Practices for a Talent Development Department of One: WoodSection VIII: Talent Development's Role for Future Success: Cone50. 6 Essentials for a Thriving Learning Culture: Burkett51. Sustaining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Wilson52. How L&D Can Partner With Executives: Trainor53. Organizational Design Practices That Can Make or Break Your Organization: Forman54. Agility for the Future Workforce: Ward55. Developing Employees for the Workplace of the Future: Stanford56. Emerging Technology and the Future of Learning: Kapp and Briskin 57. Talent Development’s Role in Aligning People Analytics With Strategy: WolffAppendix A: GlossaryAppendix B: List of Tools IndexAbout the EditorAbout ATD

Editorial Reviews

Written by professionals for professionals, ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development is your go-to guide to ensure your TD staff are using the most up-to-date content available. The accompanying website also includes tons of tools, checklists, and planning templates to make your job easier.

William A. Gentry

The ATD handbook continues to be a staple for the future of training and development! Filled with expert advice and relevant practices, ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development provides insights for the changing world of HR. An excellent must-read!

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith

It is a rare thing in any field to consistently overachieve. However, Elaine Biech has once again managed to assemble the best insights from some of the best minds available in a concise, readable compendium that should be on everyone’s shelf! This third edition of the handbook is not to be missed—its tools and diverse inputs will open new ways of thinking about training and talent development.

Capt. Will Brown

ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development is a brilliant coupling of notable experts with proven industry leaders offering unique and authentic insight into the future of work. The impressive roster of trainers and corporate professionals recognizes the importance of an interprofessional approach. This handbook, with dynamic web tools, is revolutionary.

Kimberly R. Cline

Keep this book by your bedside, on your desk, or in your backpack. In an era where our greatest asset is our ability to learn, Elaine has convened the brightest minds in the field to help us and our organizations to learn, grow, and develop. If you are leading talent development today or aspiring to do so tomorrow, this handbook will become your go-to resource.

André Martin

The demand for new skills and fresh, nimble thinking in the post-pandemic world is enormous, which is why there’s never been a more exciting and important time to work in training and talent development. This book provides an exquisite map of where the field is heading—and what professionals can do right now to ensure that they and their colleagues thrive.

Vice Adm. John R. Ryan

Imagine having more than 100 talent development luminaries and thought leaders on speed dial. If you have questions about learning science, growing your TD career, strategic partnering with core business leaders, the future of TD, or a host of other topics, pick up ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development. If you’re looking for insight, inspiration, or innovation for our field, voila, here it is!

Dana Alan Koch

ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development has long been a must-have resource for managers, L&D practitioners, coaches, and students. This newest handbook, masterfully edited by Elaine Biech, responds to the urgency needed to learn, navigate, and lead with optimism and clarity through the turbulence of a shifting workforce landscape. Every chapter is informed by the latest research while offering practical insights and actionable advice to optimize organizational performance.

Portia R. Mount

This compendium of authors, topics, and experiences should help anyone inside an organization, whether they’re a talent development leader or not, understand what makes training, HR, or leadership development an integral part of a growing company. I’ll put Elaine up against any person called the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) whether in this domain or sports. Move over Tom Brady and Simone Biles!

Rear Adm. Gib Godwin

The ATD handbook continues to be a staple for the future of training and development! Filled with expert advice and relevant practices, ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development provides insights for the changing world of HR. An excellent must-read!

Marshall Goldsmith