Publications

Intrepid’s consultants regularly contribute to industry publications.  Several team members have also authored their own books, adding their insights to the learning industry’s growing body of available research.

• Articles in the Press
• Books by Intrepid Team Members

Articles in the Press

When Marketing Merges With Learning, Customers Profit
T+D Magazine/June 2009

Joining the Zune Social: A Global Customer Service Training Partnership
T+D Magazine / June 2008

Taking It Personally: Tailoring Training for More Relevance
T+D Magazine / November 2007

Catalyzing the Learning Process
T + D Magazine / November 2006

Complex IT Infrastructures Warrant Thorough Preparation
T + D Magazine / July 2006

Case Study: Autodesk Bolsters Its Channel Partner Training
Learning Circuits / June 2006

Can Do Spirit Invades Training
T + D Magazine / June 2006

Learning Can Be Fun
T + D Magazine / May 2006

Wireless Wonders
T + D Magazine / March 2006

Leveraging Work Flow
T + D Magazine / January 2006

 

Books by Intrepid Team Members

	10 Steps to Successful Social Networking for Business Author: Darin E. Hartley Social networking as a business tool is evolving, and questions still remain about how to use it effectively and securely. 10 Steps to Successful Social Networking answers those questions, covering technology, sales and brand value, how to connect social networking to key business drivers, launch plan development, success-building, how to connect your business to the world and grow market share, and how to adapt the system to business needs.
	Job Analysis at the Speed of Reality Author: Darin E. Hartley The modern work environment is fluid and dynamic. Keeping accurate and up-to-date job analysis is vital to the health of any organization, whether it is to assess training needs or to know how and where to make cutbacks if needed. Job Analysis at the Speed of Reality is the tool you need to keep your job analysis on track. Gone are the days of job analyses spanning months: the longer an analysis takes to complete, the quicker the data acquired become invalid. Job Analysis at the Speed of Reality details a streamlined, business-oriented job analysis process that is sound enough to be used as the basis for performance-based behavioral change.
	On-Demand Learning: Training in the New Millennium Author: Darin E. Hartley This book provides managers, human resource specialists, and training personnel with a forewarning of the impending learning revolution along with ideas for developing new learning tools to meet the demand for self-service learning. It includes a comprehensive profile of the on-demand learner and an checklist for action for purveyors of learning. It identifies strategies to maximize the effectiveness of on-demand learning solutions and provides ways to match learners with solutions that work. It will also teach you how to develop on-demand solutions in a variety of media to facilitate learning in the digital age.
	Selling eLearning Author: Darin E. Hartley Selling the concept of e-learning to management can be one of the biggest obstacles in bringing e-learning into your organization. But you can win the hearts and minds of management with the knowledge, and tools in this book. Learn the risks and benefits of bringing e-learning into your organization. Be prepared to paint a realistic portrait that shows management you have left nothing to chance. And use the book's checklists, tools, exercises, and case studies to develop your expertise in e-learning and make a strong argument for bringing it into your organization.
	Info-line: Basics of E-Learning Author: Darin E. Hartley You've decided that it's time for your company to transition into an e-learning environment. How do you conquer this task? The answer is simple. This issue provides background information as well as templates, tools, and other information that will help you develop e-learning strategies and solutions for your organization. This Info-line will increase your awareness of and bring you abroad the learning revolution known as e-learning.
	The ASTD E-Learning Handbook: Best Practices, Strategies and Case Studies for an Emerging Field Author: Allison Rossett E-learning--the delivery of training and performance support directly to employees' desktops--is exploding in growth and complexity. The 2002 ASTD E-Learning Handbook gives readers the very juiciest, most practical, most recent articles and reference information from leading experts and gurus. Covering E-Learning best practices and useful reviews of the literature, the book gives guidance on getting better results for dollars committed to E-Learning and provides a directory of contact information for key E-Learning organizations, sources, conference schedules, and more.
	Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World Author: Allison Rossett The digital age is infiltrating the training profession faster than most of us can stay breast of it. Beyond the Podium, winner of the ISPI Book Award, will get you up to speed while also refreshing your understanding of the fundamentals. With a focus on the questions you're asking, Rossett and Sheldon open your eyes to the possibilities that are emerging--or already exist--as organizations move into new technologies and performance improvement. They examine the opportunities presented by e-learning, informal learning, independent learning, knowledge management, globalization, object-oriented design, wireless technologies, and more; while revisiting what makes great training, how to do an analysis, and evaluation strategies and tools.
	First Things Fast: A Handbook for Performance Analysis Author: Allison Rossett This hands-on book tells you how to quickly determine performance needs before investing precious time and resources. When trainers, consultants, and problem-solvers need to figure out what's wrong with an organization--and they need a solution fast--they need this book. Needs assessment is about doing things right; performance analysis guarantees doing the right thing.