Job Aids Basics, 2nd Edition


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A Simple, Effective Approach to Attaining Learning and Performance Results Job aids are often the most practical way to get quick performance improvement, particularly in time-pressured, resource-constrained situations. Not sure where to begin, or even if a job aid is the right choice? Job Aids Basics will teach you everything you need to know about selecting, creating, and using job aids. In this revised second edition, author Joe Willmore has included new examples of how to use job aids, as well as a new chapter on creating job aids for mobile devices. This is in addition to his step-by-step guide to determining the right job aid format for any situation, developing it using proven best practices, and implementing it in a way that ensures people will actually use it on the job. Willmore also gives you an evaluation process to determine if the job aid accomplished the business objectives you set out to meet. Each chapter contains insightful tips and tricks to help you avoid common mistakes people make when designing a job aid. There are also exercises at the end of every chapter so you can practice what you’ve learned. And as with all books in ATD’s Training Basics series, icons will alert you to essential concepts and definitions. Go from novice job aid designer to expert by adding this crucial resource to your training toolkit.




Job Aids Basics


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Job aids are often the most effective and sensible approach to maximizing performance results. Whether you're a beginner or just need to brush up on your skills, Job Aids Basics provides practical solutions to your real world problems. By emphasizing hands on experience over theory or models, Joe Willmore, creates an easy to follow guide to creating effective job aids.




Job Aids Basics


Book Description

Job aids are often the most effective and sensible approach to maximizing performance results. Whether you're a beginner or just need to brush up on your skills, Job Aids Basics provides practical solutions to your real world problems. By emphasizing hands on experience over theory or models, Joe Willmore, creates an easy to follow guide to creating effective job aids.




A Handbook of Job Aids


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You can save time and money and improve work performance throughout your organization--with the help of job aids. Job aids make it easier to perform tasks by providing access to information, procedures, policies, and examples. These sources of information make it easier to perform tasks by providing access to information, examples, policies, and procedures. Paired with training and supervisory support, job aids play a key role in introducing new work technologies and systems. The authors clearly instruct you how to create seven job aid formats:step job aids worksheets arrays decision tables flow charts checklists combination job aids.Learn about every step of job aid implementation:Identifying the problemChoosing the format and the mediumPreparing the job aid draftPiloting the job aidMaking revisions to the job aidManaging the job aid With this guide, you will: Establish new and expanded ways of defining job aidsOffer approaches that broaden opportunities to employ job aidsPresent strategies to improve the quality of the job aids that are developed...and much more! The authors reinforce each job aid with a case study that shows just how the job aid can be used. Without job aids, employees often don't know where to find information. They can waste their own time--and the time of others--seeking answers. With effective job aids in place, employees will stop wondering where to go: the job aids will provide the information they need.Job aids save huge amounts of time and money. Any trainer or manager seeking to improve organizational effectiveness should look no further--A Handbook of Job Aids is the most comprehensive job aid source available.




Job Aids and Performance Support


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Job Aids and Performance Support in the Workplace gives us everything we’ve ever wanted to know about these invaluable tools and techniques! Allison Rossett and Lisa Schafer have created a comprehensive, pragmatic, and very readable guide. The authors don’t exaggerate when they claim it’s ‘knowledge everywhere.’







Job Aids for Everyone


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This self-study guide will show you how to create checklists, lists of steps, forms, worksheets, decision tables, flowcharts all kinds of task aids to help employees take corrective action and perform their jobs. A "must have" for any supervisor.




Performance Basics, 2nd Edition


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Understanding performance improvement is imperative. Have you noticed the trend toward performance in your profession? It’s happening around the world. With organizations placing greater emphasis on results and accountability, having knowledge of performance is critical. In the revised second edition of Performance Basics learning strategist Joe Willmore guides you through human performance improvement—or HPI—and delves into major changes in performance analysis. See the Performance DNA process you know from ATD’s Human Performance Improvement program at work and discover why focusing on performance improvement is so important to organizational success. How do I conduct a front-end analysis? When should I focus on accomplishments? What is the importance of root cause analysis? And when do I administer formative, summative, and ROI analyses? If you’re grappling with any of these questions, you’ll find answers and step-by-step guidance inside. Get the results you need to generate organizational improvement and ensure you’re ready for your foray into performance consulting. You’ll find this book to be a useful tool. About the Series ATD’s Training Basics series offers techniques, examples, and exercises that help you perfect your skills and apply them on the job. Every title is designed to be a quick, concise crash course on a crucial training topic and features instruction for practical day-to-day application.




Effective Job Aids


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Job Aids


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