Change, Choices, and Consequences: A Guide to Mega Thinking and Planning (Defining and Delivering Successful Professional Practice Series) by Roger Kaufman

by Roger Kaufman

Defining and Delivering Successful Professional Practice Series Change, Choices and A Guide to Mega Thinking and Planning By Roger Kaufman, PhD, CPT The decision about where an organization should be headed couldn't be more basic. Yet many organizations - both public and private - have fuzzy statements of purpose. How about yours? Do you know where you are headed? Is it the right place to go? Learn how to be proactive by defining and justifying where you should head before deciding how to get there. To help you in the process, this book introduces the concepts and tools underlying "mega thinking and planning." In 10 chapters, the author details three fundamentals for defining and delivering organizational A value-added frame of mind, shared determination and agreement on where to head and why, and tools for planning, design, development, implementation and continual improvement. You'll learn how . Define who your clients are and who benefits . Outline basic questions each organization must ask and answer . Provide the concepts and tools for delivering performance improvement and proving the value they add . Use both change management and change creation . Assess needs and prioritize the needs (not wants) . Use performance data to continually improve by fixing what isn't working and continuing what is working This is one of six books in the new Defining and Delivering Successful Professional Practice Series designed to define and deliver measurable performance improvement.

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First published June 1, 2006

About the author

Roger Kaufman, Ph.D. is an influential figure in the history of the educational technology and performance improvement fields as well as strategic thinking and planning for public- and private-sector organizations. Regarded as one of the founding figures of the field, he is referred to as the father of needs assessment.

While needs assessment is such common practice today that many new practitioners may not be able to envision a time when it was not part of the standard process, his work in this area established one of the foundational concepts that sets professional practice apart. The core tenets of his work are reflected in the professional standards for certifying performance technologists, such as the emphasis on system thinking and planning and sound evaluation of outcomes.

Over his 40 years of work Kaufman developed what he considers to be his essential work - the Mega Planning model, a framework for adding measurable value to society.

In 2014, the International Society for Performance Improvement created an honorary award named the Roger Kaufman Award for Societal Impact honoring the work of individuals or groups who apply this systemic performance assessment and planning process with clear impact on societal outcomes.

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[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Appreciating the depth and promptness of your writing. A timely deliverance in guiding a globe headed in the wrong direction, much thanks.