Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development
Hilversum (NL), May 2007 - Nick van Dam, Global Chief Learning Officer for Deloitte and advisor for Deloitte Consulting, has recently self-published a book called "25 Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development". In the work, Van Dam reveals the transition from a traditional classroom-based training function to a modern, strategy-enabling learning organisation. All royalties from the book will be donated to the non-profit foundation eLearning For Kids.
"25 Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development" captures a collection of best practices that have been implemented within leading enterprises and business schools around the world. These best practices are to the point and based on theory amplified by implementation examples, offering a universe of ideas for all involved in the field of learning and talent development. The best practice chapters include:
- Developing 21st Century Leaders
- The Impact of Learning in Performance Management
- Learning by Design
- Multi-Cultural Perspectives in Learning
- Leveraging the Business Impact of Learning and Talent Development
- The Future of Learning
The readership the book targets at is business leaders who want a better understanding of leading practices and opportunities in the field of learning and talent development. HR professionals, executives in talent and leadership development, learning professionals, consultants, and those who study the field of human capital development will also benefit from the publication.
Apart from working for Deloitte, Nick van Dam is one of the most important idea generators, visionaries, consultants, and thought leaders in the learning field, with Global Talent Management being precisely one of his areas of expertise.
Van Dam will donate all proceeds from the book to eLearning for Kids, a non-profit foundation providing Internet-based, free, learning solutions for children and schools around the world.
