About the Book
        
        HANDBOOK of IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN THE WORKPLACE  
Volume 2: Selecting and Implementing Performance Interventions  
In this groundbreaking volume, leading practitioners and scholars from around the world provide an authoritative review of the most up-to-date information available on performance interventions, all presented within a holistic framework that helps ensure the accomplishment of significant results.  
Addressing more than 30 performance interventions, with such varied topics as Incentive Systems, e-Learning, Succession Planning and Executive Coaching, this volume guides readers through the development of comprehensive performance improvement systems. Each chapter illustrates in practical terms how to select, plan, implement, and manage performance interventions, as well as how to evaluate their results. Through best practices research, comparative analysis, illustrative case studies from around the world, and editorial guidance on how to link together diverse interventions, the handbook is an important guide for achieving desired results in the workplace and beyond.  
Sponsored by International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), the Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, three-volume reference, covers three main areas of interest including Instructional Design and Training Delivery, Selecting and Implementing Performance Interventions, and Measurement and Evaluation.
Table of Contents: 
List of Exhibits, Figures, and Tables xiii
 Introduction to Volume Two xix
 Acknowledgements xxxvii
 Part One: Introduction 1
 1 HPT Models: An Overview of the Major Models in the Field 5
 Frank S. Wilmoth, Christine Prigmore, Marty Bray
 2 Linking Practice and Theory 27
 Seung Youn Chyung, Shelley A. Berg
 3 The Performance Pyramid 51
 John Wedman
 Part One: Editors' Discussion 81
 Part Two: Vision, Mission, and Objectives 85
 4 Future Search 91
 Marvin Weisbord, Sandra Janoff
 5 SWOT Analysis 115
 Doug Leigh
 6 Appreciative Inquiry 141
 Marvin Faure, Jennifer Rosenzweig, Darlene Van Tiem
 Part Two: Editors' Discussion 167
 Part Three: Resources 171
 7 Organizational Restructuring 177
 Sally Lollie, Hillary Leigh
 Part Three: Editors' Discussion 197
 Part Four: Expectations and Feedback 201
 8 Realistic Job Previews 203
 Jim Breaugh
 9 360-Degree Feedback 221
 Eugene Kutcher, John Donovan, Steven J. Lorenzet
 10 Performance Measurement and Management Systems 251
 Ingrid Guerra-López
 11 Achieving Improved Performance Through Managerial Coaching 275
 Andrea D. Ellinger, Alexander E. Ellinger, Robert G. Hamlin, Rona S. Beattie
 12 Performance Management Systems 299
 David G. Gliddon
 Part Four: Editors' Discussion 319
 Part Five: Tools, Environment, and Processes 323
 13 Electronic Performance Support Systems 325
 Frank Nguyen
 14 Performance Aids 344
 Miki Lane
 15 Knowledge Management 366
 Debra Haney, James T. Driggers
 16 The Change Readiness Rubric 392
 Bea Griffith-Cooper, Karyl King
 17 Process Improvement 418
 Marcey Uday-Riley, Ingrid Guerra-López
 Part Five: Editors' Discussion 439
 Part Six: Incentives, Rewards, and Recognition 441
 18 Incentive Systems 445
 Steven J. Condly
 19 Rewards, Positive Reinforcement, and Incentive Systems 465
 Jessica Jean Frumkin
 20 Employee and Executive Compensation 482
 Tahir M. Nisar
 Part Six: Editors' Discussion 507
 Part Seven: Motivation and Self-Concept 511
 21 Motivational Communication 515
 Lya Visser
 22 Career Mentoring 536
 Christine D. Hegstad
 23 Job Crafting 555
 Michelle French
 Part Seven: Editors' Discussion 569
 Part Eight: Knowledge and Skills 573
 24 e-Learning 577
 Ryan Watkins
 25 Cross-Disciplinary Team Learning 598
 Scott P. Schaffer
 26 Mentoring 613
 Stella Louise Cowan
 27 Executive Leadership Coaching 646
 Daniel White
 Part Eight: Editors' Discussion 673
 Part Nine: Performance Capability 677
 28 Outsourcing 681
 Judith A. Hale
 29 Succession Planning and Management 697
 Hillary Leigh
 Part Nine: Editors' Discussion 717
 Part Ten: Organizational Culture 721
 30 Organizational Culture 725
 Anthony Marker
 31 Diversity and Cultural Competence 745
 Tyrone A. Holmes
 Part Ten: Editors' Discussion 763
 Part Eleven: Continuous Monitoring 767
 32 Needs Assessment 771
 James W. Altschuld, Traci L. Lepicki
 33 Data Collection 792
 Anne F. Marrelli
 Part Eleven: Editors' Discussion 817
 Part Twelve: Significant Accomplishments 821
 34 Return on Investment 823
 Patti P. Phillips, Jack J. Phillips
 Part Twelve: Editors' Discussion 847
 Editors' Epilogue 851
 About the Editors 855
 About the Contributors 857
 Name Index 871
 Subject Index 880
About the Author : 
THE EDITORS  
Ryan Watkins is an associate professor with the George Washington University in Washington, DC. He teaches and does research on needs assessment, system analysis and design, instructional design, and distance education. Ryan is the author of 75 E-learning Activities and co-author of Strategic Planning for Success (Pfeiffer), as well as five other books, including Performance by Design, and the E-learning Companion. Ryan is an active member of ISPI and frequent contributor to its journals.  
Doug Leigh is an associate professor of education with Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. His current research, publication, and consulting interests involve cause analysis, organizational trust, leadership visions, and dispute resolution. Doug is co-author of Strategic Planning for Success and Useful Educational Results, a two-time chair of the American Evaluation Association's needs assessment topic interest group, and past editor-in-chief of the ISPI's journal, Performance Improvement.  
For more on Ryan and Doug's work, including podcasts with contributing authors to the handbook, visit www.needsassessment.org.