Turning Learning Into Action: Training That Delivers Business Results - Part I with Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick & Charles Good | #199

Today, we are joined by Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick.Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick is the senior consultant for Kirkpatrick Partners. He is a visionary and an expert in training evaluation and the creator of the New World Kirkpatrick Model. Using his 15 years of experience in the corporate world, including eight years as a training manager, Jim trains and consults for corporate, government, military and humanitarian organizations around the world. He is passionate about assisting learning professionals in redefining themselves as strategic business partners to become a viable force in the workplace. Jim delivers lively keynote addresses and conducts workshops on topics including maximizing business results, creating powerful training and evaluation strategies, building and leveraging business partnerships and increasing the transfer of learning to on-the-job behaviors. Jim co-authored three books with his father, Don Kirkpatrick, who is credited with creating the Kirkpatrick Model. He also has written four books with Wendy Kirkpatrick, including Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation and Training on Trial. Jim and Wendy also served as the subject matter experts for the United States Office of Personnel Management’s Training Evaluation Field Guide: Demonstrating the Value of Training at Every Level.In this episode, we explore the significant changes and evolutions in training and learning and development over the past few decades.Key topics include:• The impact of AI• Learner preferences• Workplace trainingGain insights from Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick about the Kirkpatrick Model and how to understand targeted outcomes, reinforce critical behaviors, and apply effective evaluation methods so organizations can enhance their training programs for better performance and success.Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdonaldkirkpatrick/ -Website and live online programs: http://ims-online.comBlog: https://blog.ims-online.com/Podcast: https://ims-online.com/podcasts/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesagood/Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgood99Chapters:(00:00) Introduction (01:19) Evolution of Training and L&D(03:15) Challenges and Achievements in Demonstrating Training Value(06:28) Tool: Targeted Outcomes (Level 4)(13:02) Tool: Applying Training on the Job (Level 3)(21:38) Tool: Acquiring Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude (Level 2)(25:57) Tool: Measuring Training Satisfaction (Level 1)(28:02) Conclusion