The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results - Hardcover

In today's hyper-competitive business climate, human capital development is the last frontier of competitive advantage. The businesses that are getting ahead are those that are most effective at converting investment in human capital development into proportional and beneficial impact on their organizations.

The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning describes a proven process for maximizing the value of training and development that has been used by organizations large and small across industries and around the world. The authors tackle head-on the "elephant in the room" in learning and development: the amount of "learning scrap"--training that employees attend but never apply. Trainers estimate that as much as 80% of all professional development is never utilized. That represents a huge amount of wasted value and a significant source of competitive advantage for the companies that successfully reclaim it. 
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning provides the framework, processes, and tools for doing so. The president of Work-Learning Research, Will Thalheimer, said of the second edition: "No other book in the last decade has been more important for the workplace learning field." This third edition is even better, exemplifying the authors' commitment to continuous improvement. It has been extensively revised to include new research insights, examples, tools, references, and illustrations.

The now-famous "6Ds" are the six disciplines practiced by organizations that earn the highest return of their training investment: 

• Define business outcomes
• Design the complete experience
• Deliver for application
• Drive learning transfer
• Deploy performance support
• Document results

What's unique about the 6Ds approach is its focus on learning as a business process--one that begins with a rigorous definition of the business objectives and continues through documenting the results in ways that inform action. The authors show why isolated training "events" have little impact and what workplace learning professionals must do to move from "order takers" to true strategic business partners.
Throughout the book, readers will find insights, checklists, practical steps to take, and examples of the success that is possible by applying a disciplined approach to learning and development. You will learn how to ensure that employees answer both "Yes I can" and "Yes I will" so that they apply what they learned after training.  By doing so, you will earn a seat at the management table.

This book's insights can be applied to any learning and development program. Readers who do will be glad they made the commitment to a smarter investment in human capital.

ROY V.H. POLLOCK is Chief Learning Officer and cofounder of The 6Ds Company.He is a popular speaker on improving the value created by training and development.

ANDREW McK. JEFFERSON is cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of The 6Ds Company and a world-wide learning and development consultant.

CALHOUN W. WICK, founder of the Fort Hill Company, is internationally recognized for his work on improving organizational performance.

The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning is the gold standard for companies who are serious about increasing the return on their investment in learning and development. Now in its third edition, the book reveals how you, as a training or business leader, can maximize the value created by learning and development programs. This edition has been extensively revised to incorporate new examples and case studies as well as the latest research on effective teaching and learning.
"Roy, Andy, and Cal have done it again! Prepare to gain some great insights and success stories from this book."--Jayne Johnson, Vice President, Talent, Learning & Organizational Development,Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Burlington, MA, USA
"The 6Ds framework is foundational for anyone concerned with delivering learning that drives results."--Bob Sachs, Vice President, National Learning and Development,Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA
"The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning has become the hottest phrase in the T+D field in China."--Yubo Fu, Vice Chief Editor, Publishing House of Electronics Industry, Beijing, China
"ATD is proud to co-publish this edition of the Six Disciplines. Practitioners in talent development willbenefit from the practical knowledge and tools the authors share with the industry."--Courtney Vital Kriebs, Senior Director, Education, Association for Talent Development (ATD), Alexandria, VA, USA
"In the last three years, the 6Ds have changed the face of learning for us. This new edition felt like a fresh read and has deepened my commitment to the 6Ds."--Hemalakshmi Raju, Learning Leader, Tata Motors Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
"The Six Disciplines will help you keep your focus exactly where it needs to be: on improvingbusiness performance."--Connie Chartrand, Ed.D., Global Head of Talent Development,Morgan Stanley, New York, NY, USA"A must-read for all trainers."
--Julian Blaydes, General Manager, The Royale Chulan Damansara Hotel,Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia"Brilliant!"
--Jennifer Hersom, Senior Vice President, Executive Leadership Development,Bank of America, Chicago, IL, USA