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Amazing Benefits, Unique RisksA stellar mentor can change the trajectory of a career. And an enduring mentoring program can become an organization’s most powerful talent development tool. But fixing a “broken” mentoring program or developing a new program from scratch requires a unique process, not a standard training methodology.Over the course of her career, seasoned program development specialist Jenn Labin has encountered dozens of mentoring programs unable to stand the test of their organizations’ natural talent cycles. These programs applied a training methodology to a nontraining solution and were ineffective at best and poorly designed at worst.What’s needed is a solid planning framework developed from hands-on experimentation. And you’ll find it here. Mentoring Programs That Work is framed around Labin’s AXLES model—the first framework devoted to the unique challenges of a sustained learning process. This step-by-step approach will help you navigate the early phases of mentoring program alignment all the way through program launch and measurement.Whether your goal is to recruit and retain Millennials or deepen organizational commitment, it’s time to embrace mentoring as one of the most powerful tools of talent development. Mentoring Programs That Work will help your organization succeed by building mentoring programs that connect people and inspire learning transfer.

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Research continually demonstrates the impact of mentoring. Although talent development professionals are committed to bringing mentoring to others, they may not pursue those relationships. Mentorships are most often valuable, and all individuals—talent development professionals included—should seek out these opportunities. In this issue of TD at Work, Jenn Labin: demonstrates the value of finding a mentor at any stage of your career explains the different types of mentoring relationships describes how to build significant mentoring relationship with trust and respect discusses the importance of setting expectations and developmental goals equips you with practical tools for achieving your learning goals.

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Are you responsible for creating training programs for your organisation? If so, you know that every training project faces the constraints of time, cost, and quality. Real World Training Design employs the time-tested ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) model as a starting point in giving you the tools and knowledge you need to implement your training goals. Separating Real World Training Design from the rest of the training manual pack is its recognition that real-world challenges and opportunities are part of the process of developing every training program. Rather than gloss over the difficulties faced by learning and development professionals, this book explores these issues, and offers creative and pragmatic advice on overcoming these obstacles. Real World Training Design is tremendously valuable for every professional who is involved with the design, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of personnel development tools.

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