Given the current economic climate in which all expenditures are being carefully monitored, there is no better time to use the four levels to create, deliver, measure and validate training that has true organizational value. It is time to be strategic business partners. Failing to do so will likely lead to our replacement by YouTube, apps, and avatars. Using his 15 years of experience in the corporate world, including eight years as a training manager, Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick 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 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 which we’ll discuss today. 

Also in this episode: 

• Needed clarifications and misapplied practices of the original Kirkpatrick evaluation model along with an overview of the new world model that builds on it
• How human nature works against our learning efforts and what to do about it
• Key steps learning professionals can take to provide evidence of the value of their work
• Common Evaluation pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Stepheen Covey’s opinion of the most important habit

Learn more about Jim and his work at the Kirkpatrick Partners Website. 

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