Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World

"Whether you are new to the training field or an old hand,Beyond the Podium points you to the future with a readable,succinct summary of the main forces shaping our professiontoday."
--Ruth Colvin Clark, Clark Training and Consulting

"There are those who say corporate training is dead. Rossettsays otherwise, providing a view of an expanding field, full ofopportunities."
--Marc Rosenberg, principal, DiamondCluster International, andauthor of E-Learning

"The training world is undergoing unprecedented change, andtrainers are both the drivers and the targets of this change...Thisbook provides a unique 'trainer's-eye-view' of what is needed totransform both a personal career and an entire trainingorganization."
--Rob Foshay, corporate vice president, Instructional Designand Cognitive Learning, PLATO Learning, Inc.

"This is most engaging, clear, useful, and insightful book onthe future of training that I've seen. I'll use it in my clientworkshops and graduate courses as a top resource for practicalexplanations about new professional models for the trainingfield."
--Diane Gayeski, Ph.D.,Professor, Ithaca College andPrincipal, Gayeski Analytics

"A practical, eminently readable book for real performancewarriors -- those who live in the trenches trying to integratelearning and performance strategy, timelines, budgets, systems,cross-organizational alliances, changing sponsorship, and impatientcustomers. The examples, Q&A, and references will proveinvaluable as a resource for envisioning solutions that move fromindividual to organizational learning."
--Leigh A. Kelleher, Partner, Deloitte Consulting, GlobalLearning Leader

"Whether you are new to the training field or an old hand, Beyond the Podium points you to the future with a readable, succinct summary of the main forces shaping our profession today."
—Ruth Colvin Clark, Clark Training and Consulting

"There are those who say corporate training is dead. Rossett says otherwise, providing a view of an expanding field, full of opportunities."
—Marc Rosenberg, principal, DiamondCluster International, and author of E-Learning

"The training world is undergoing unprecedented change, and trainers are both the drivers and the targets of this change...This book provides a unique 'trainer's-eye-view' of what is needed to transform both a personal career and an entire training organization."
—Rob Foshay, corporate vice president, Instructional Design and Cognitive Learning, PLATO Learning, Inc.

"This is most engaging, clear, useful, and insightful book on the future of training that I've seen. I'll use it in my client workshops and graduate courses as a top resource for practical explanations about new professional models for the training field."
—Diane Gayeski, Ph.D.,Professor, Ithaca College and Principal, Gayeski Analytics

"A practical, eminently readable book for real performance warriors — those who live in the trenches trying to integrate learning and performance strategy, timelines, budgets, systems, cross-organizational alliances, changing sponsorship, and impatient customers. The examples, Q&A, and references will prove invaluable as a resource for envisioning solutions that move from individual to organizational learning."
—Leigh A. Kelleher, Partner, Deloitte Consulting, Global Learning Leader