Performance Consulting: A Trend is Becoming a Reality

The training and development function is shifting its focus to performance improvement, a process by which a variety of solutions are implemented to improve performance in an organization. This paradigm shift represents a tremendous change in the way the training and development (T&D) function is structured and managed and the manner in which it provides program and services. Training and development's roles, skills, and outputs are drastically changing as T&D staff members transform into a group of capable performance improvement specialists and consultants. [Download PDF]