Employee Development on a Shoestring

INTRODUCTION

Why This Book?

When I first told my husband about the idea for this book, he responded, “You mean, you’re going to write yourself out of a job?” Why would someone who makes her living facilitating learning, often in a classroom or a formal learning program, try to help supervisors, HR and training professionals, and employees find ways to develop skills outside the classroom and without her help?

Well, I don’t think this book will put the training industry out of business. Far from it. I wrote this book because I am passionate about learning and development. I wrote this book because I am passionate about supporting leaders in their efforts to become more effective. And I wrote this book because often, training is simply not the ...