Fave Reads 2008

Before you close the chapter on 2008, you might want to check out the following training/business books our reviewers have singled out as their favorites throughout the year.
Article | Fri, 03/06/2009 - 02:00

Jane Bozarth, e-learning coordinator, N.C. Office of State Personnel/ HR Development Group, Raleigh, NC:

- "The E-Learning Handbook: Past Promises, Present Challenges" by Saul Carliner and Patti Shank (Pfeiffer)

- "Developing Technical Training" by Ruth Clark (Pfeiffer)

- "From Analysis to Evaluation: Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Trainers" by Jane Bozarth (Pfeiffer) (You can't really expect me not to include one of my own new books on this list.)

Skip Corsini, independent, consultant, San Francisco, CA:

- "Seducing the Boys Club" by Nina DiSesa (Ballantine Books)

- "Know Can Do!" by Ken Blanchard, Paul Meyer, and Dick Ruhe (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)

- "Leading a Learning Revolution" by Frank Anderson, Christopher Hardy, and Jeffrey Leeson (Pfeiffer)

Melissa Thompson, project manager/ Instructional Designer, Innovative Print and Media Group, Phoenixville, PA:

- "A Manager's Guide to Coaching: Simple and Effective Ways to Get the Best Out of Your Employees" by Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr (AMACOM)

- "Senior Leadership Teams: What It Takes to Makes Them Great" by Ruth Wageman, Debra A. Nunes, James A. Burruss, and J. Richard Hackman (Harvard Business School Press)

- "Executive Coaching for Results" by Brian O. Underhill, Kimcee McAnally, and John J. Koriath (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)