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Dave Egan

Presents several tips in handling electronic learning content vendors in the U.S. Development of learning management systems; Creation of courseware testing centers on the websites; Functions of courseware developers.

SUPPLIER SAVVY September 2002

Suggest an approach in securing funding for an e-learning initiative for learning professionals in the corporate sector. Importance of anticipating the mindset of the chief executive officer; Emphasis on return of investment; Identification of the value of the training in terms of increased employee productivity.

Need funding for an elearning initiative Think like a CEO

Discusses the factors affecting business partnership in the United States. Consideration of consumer demands; Application of technology on business operations; Care for the welfare of partners and clients.

Partnership Dos and Donts

Dave Evans is managing director of accessplanit, an award-winning training management software house that has delivered innovative solutions for training companies and L&D departments since 2001. As an ISO 27001-certified company, accessplanit follows an international framework to ensure data security—and recently published a comprehensive guide to the GDPR for training professionals.

Dave Evans

February 2018 - TD Magazine

The deadline looms for new data-protection regulations, and the effects will reverberate for companies worldwide.

What Is the GDPR? A Guide for Talent Development Professionals

We've spent five parts of this series discussing how to develop a leadership handbook--or quite honestly, any handbook collection.In this, the sixth and final installment, I will give you a sneak preview of the final product. To tease you into watching for ASTD's Leadership Handbook--a sample table of contents. The ASTD Leadership Handbook included 5 sections and 32 chapters. I have not included all 32 chapters.I. Leadership CompetenciesThe Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership Jim Kouzes, Barry PosnerLeading to Build the TeamPatrick LencioniLeading Change: A Conversation With Dr. KotterJohn KotterGetting Results: Leadership Competencies Dave Ulrich, Norm SmallwoodEngaging and Retaining Talent in Any EconomyBev Kaye, Sharon Jordan-EvansII. Leadership DevelopmentA Leadership Development StrategyTacy Byham and Bill ByhamWorst Practices in a 360-Degree Assessment: Craig ChappelowLeaders as Mentors and TeacherEdward BetofLearning on the Job Ellen VanVelsorCoaching Leaders to LeadMarshall GoldsmithIII. Attributes of Successful LeadersGood to Great: What Leaders DoJim CollinsUnlocking the Mystery of Inspiring Leadership Jack Zenger, J. Folkman, S. EdingerThe Authentic LeaderBill GeorgeLeadership Ethics and Integrity for the 21st CenturyKen BlanchardDerailment: How Successful Leaders Avoid ItBill GentryIV. Contemporary LeadershipLeading the Workforce of the Future Frances HesselbeinGlobally Savvy LeadersStephen RhinesmithWomen in the Lead Marian RudermanLeading Across GenerationsJoanne SujanskyLeading for Diversity Kay Iwata, Juan Lopez, Julie O'MaraV. Broadening the Leadership DiscussionWhy Leadership Development Should Go to School Lyndon Rego, S. Harrison, D. AltmanGrowing Tomorrow's Leaders for the Worlds of 2020 Lawrena Colombo, John VerdereseA Military View of Leadership in the Private SectorVADM John LockardChinese "Sheng Yi": Challenges for Chines Leaders Cheng ZhuNext Up: Watch for delivery of the final product The next installment is in your hands. Watch for publication of The ASTD Leadership Handbook and let us know what you think...

Creating a Leadership Handbook: Part 6

The last post addressed how to develop a handbook's table of contents and alluded to the idea that The Handbook will ensure that the content from our distinguished authors will be practical and helpful. How will The ASTD Leadership Handbook be useful and practical for you? Those of you familiar with my work know that I am all about practical. How can I help you take any content and easily use it in your day-to-day work?What Constitutes Practical?We could turn to any number of definitions: adapted for actual use; results of action; engaged in judicious and sensible practice or work; adopt a means to an end; or others from many sources. The bottom line is that practical means you will be able to implement the content to accomplish something of use.To ensure that The ASTD Leadership Handbook is practical, we have asked the authors to contribute a tool that the readers can use to better understand the content, to implement the content with others (after all, you are trainers), or to adapt the content for actual use.What's a Tool?What's a tool? Well that's what our authors asked too. We suggested that a tool could be a template, worksheet, checklist, model, quiz, survey, or any job aid that helps the reader implement the content of the chapter. To make it as easy for our authors as possible, I provided few parameters. The tool could be:Previously published or not.Validated or not.Relative to the entire chapter or focus on just one area.The chapters and their accompanying tools are arriving every day. Here are a few of the tools you will have access to. These tools will help you implement leadership concepts you will read about in The Handbook.John Kotters Eight Step Change Model.Bill Gentry's Checklist for Avoiding Leader Derailment.Marshall Goldsmith's mini Coaching Survey.Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood's Personal Leadership Proficiency Leadership DNA model, they call the Leadership Code.Patrick Lencioni's Team Assessment to help you evaluate your team's susceptibility to the five dysfunctions of a team.Bev Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evan's "Jerk Checklist."Len Goodstein's Applied Strategic Planning Model.Ed Betof's Checklist for Mentoring Leaders.This list constitutes less than 1/3 of the tools that will accompany The Handbook. So what do you think? Do these sound practical to you?How Can You Use the Tools?Here's the best part. The tools will be found on a companion website. You will be able to download them. As long as you maintain the copyright and the "used with permission" state,emt on the tool, you will be able to use it for your daily work. Free tools! Now that's exciting!Next Up: How to Ensure QualityRespected authors are good. Realistic topics are good. Practical content is good. But what about quality? In my next post I will provide you with several ideas for how The ASTD Leadership Handbook will guarantee the highest quality possible.

Creating a Leadership Handbook: Part 3

Toby Egan is Associate Professor and Managing Director of Texas A&M University International HRD Programs. Before becoming a professor, he was a senior consultant and vice-president of a USbased consulting firm. For more than 18 years, he has consulted with Fortune 500, multinational, nonprofit, and government organizations involved in organizational culture change, restructuring, large-scale training, diversity, and leadership development enhancement. He is an award winning researcher and his doctoral students have been recognized for their outstanding dissertations by ASTD, The Academy of HRD, and many others.

Toby Egan

The Association for Talent Development mourns the loss of one of its boldest leaders. Former President Curtis Plott, who led the American Society for Training & Development from 1980–1998, died in late September. He is credited with changing the way organizations viewed learning and performance in the workplace.“Curt was instrumental in making our association what it is today: a thriving global community of people dedicated to unleashing human potential through training and development,” said ATD President and CEO Tony Bingham. “His commitment to engage policy makers helped ATD (then ASTD) put the spotlight on the importance of employee development. His vision to engage professionals around the world laid the groundwork for our worldwide membership. He made the tough decisions and led through dynamic change. ATD is what it is today because Curt laid critical foundations. Our community is in his debt.”An expert on change and workplace performance, Plott’s focus on decentralizing ASTD helped make the association more flexible and adaptable. He placed a greater emphasis on empowering middle managers to have more responsibility for the association’s products and services and created a strong customer service foundation, which paid dividends for the industry and the association.“Curt was the right leader during ASTD’s change period from the early 1980s to the late 1980s,” explained Dave Jamieson, the former volunteer president of the ASTD board. “I worked closely with him on a new strategic planning process that set up many of the association’s changes and helped him with the governance redesign. Curt was smart, organized all our resources as needed, and always kept a good balance between the volunteer and staff leaders. He kept his eye on the dreams of what could be and operational realities.”After the 1980 ASTD headquarters move from Madison, Wisconsin, to Washington, DC, monumental changes began to take place at the association. Plott established the research arm of the association; restructured the organization, which resulted in a new direction for the board of directors; created the association’s first strategic plan; and established a council of governors to examine the industry’s future trends.“I think one of Curt’s significant achievements was making ASTD more diverse in its outlook, leadership, membership, and staff,” explained Pat Galagan, ATD’s former executive editor.Many volunteer board members spoke fondly of Plott’s wisdom, patience, and high standards:“As an officer for ASTD (I was the secretary), I had added interaction with Curt as we revised the bylaws and policies to support the organizational transition,” explained Elaine Biech, president of ebb associates. “During these thought-provoking discussions, Curt was prudent, wise, and sensible. I could always tell when we were about to experience his insight and knowledge: he would listen carefully, purse his lips, focus his eyes on one spot, and shake his head ever so slightly. That's when you prepared yourself for a dose of ‘Curt-wisdom.’ His clear thinking, ability to draw upon the multiple facets of ASTD, and keen understanding of the training community provided the foundation that led to the successful change for the society—achieving Vision 2000.”"Curt was committed to helping ASTD professionalize and prepare for the major growth that he oversaw and that succeeded him,” added Pat McLagan, CEO of McLagan International. “Curt took on the responsibility for accelerating the professionalization of the association and preparing it for the future. During his term, international relationships became part of the association's emerging mainstream.”Under his direction, ASTD more than doubled its membership and grew to represent more than 15,000 organizations in 100 countries worldwide. Plott also implemented major changes to the association’s annual conference, including expanding it from a national event to an international affair.“He worked with volunteer leadership to launch major changes to the international conference,” said McLagan. “For example, patronage (the selection of speakers who were friends of or known by the volunteer conference committee) was replaced by a formal request for proposal process and the ‘Ask Me’ volunteers (people who could answer conference-goers questions) first appeared.”A captain in the marine corps, he was revered for his leadership skills. Plott was honored with the American Society of Association Executives’ 1994 Key Award, which is presented to executives who demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities in their own association and exemplary devotion to voluntary membership organizations.Plott Milestones1982: ASTD publishes its competency study, Models for Excellence.1984: ASTD implements a new governance structure resulting in a new leadership direction for the board of directors and creates a council of governors to examine the future and advise on trends.1987: ASTD establishes a research function and receives a $750,000 grant from the US Department of Labor1990: ASTD and the US Department of Labor publish The Learning Enterprise and Training in America: The Organization and Strategic Role of Training. Both works established the size and scope of the training industry in the United States.1991: ASTD publishes America and the New Economy, which established the link between learning and performance.1994: ASTD holds its fiftieth annual and first international conference in Anaheim, California.1998: First State of the Industry report is published.

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