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Leslie Allan has been assisting organizations improve their capability for over 20 years. He has contributed in various roles as manager, consultant and trainer within the manufacturing and service industries, both for public and private sector organizations. On the people side, Mr. Allan has set up and managed training functions for leading multinationals. His achievements include reducing online learning costs by 80 percent and increasing employee course completions by 540 percent. Taking a strategic approach to investing training resources also led him to develop a best practice model for training functions.
Mr. Allan’s external and internal consulting roles have seen him lead successful projects in strategic planning, workplace communications, and quality and HR information systems. He is also a seasoned instructional designer and trainer, having taught programs in both vocational colleges and industry. Training programs that Mr. Allan has designed and delivered include the full gamut, from technical skills training to management and communication skills, team leadership, financial management and career planning.
Mr. Allan is a prolific writer on business issues, with many journal and web articles to his credit. He is also the author of five books on employee capability, training and change management. Mr. Allan currently serves as Divisional Council Member for the Australian Institute of Training and Development and is a member of the Australian Institute of Management and the American Society for Quality.
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“Clearly Mr Allan’s 20 plus years of professional experience in Training and Development comes through crystal clear as he identifies the real world challenges that Training and Development professionals experience in providing effective programs that enhance the organization’s performance.
As a Training and Development professional of over 18 years myself, I have shelf after shelf of books and publications on practically every topic in the field. I must say that this book has earned prime real estate on my bookshelf within arms reach as it is a resource I use on a daily basis. A must have for anyone in the profession, whether new to the field or experienced.”
Amy Peters Corporate Training Manager Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.
“This book would be a welcome addition to the professional library of any L&D practitioner wanting to refresh their toolkit or evolve their personal practice.”
Megan Fraser Principal Learning Strategist Global Learning Synergy
"The persistent failure of training programs to create lasting changes in workplace performance costs organizations billions of dollars annually. The performance improvement process described in From Training to Enhanced Workplace Performance is on-target. It describes a practical systems approach that involves all the key players to get the job done. An essential reference."
Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer Performance Support Systems, Inc.
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