Human Performance Improvement: Building Practitioner Performance

By William J. Rothwell, Carolyn K. Hohne, Stephen B. King, et al.

Book Overview

Organizations are under pressure to build and sustain competitive advantage with and through people. For that reason, managers continue to demand results from workers and look for as many ways as possible to increase productivity and decrease the costs of doing business. Human performance improvement (HPI) is a systematic approach to securing better performance from people.

This book provides a thorough overview of the theory and practice of HPI, looking at the long-term action plan and specific interventions that can improve productivity and address performance problems. This new edition provides up-to-date references and sources, examines the manager's role in HPI in more detail than previous editions, and explores how to build on human performance improvement strengths and opportunities. Written by a group of highly respected authors in the field, this book will show you how to discover and analyze performance gaps, plan for future improvements in human performance, and design and develop cost-effective interventions to close performance gaps.

HPI is not a tool reserved exclusively for training and development practitioners, human resource specialists, or external consultants. Almost anyone can use it, including managers, supervisors, and even employees, making this book vital reading for anyone looking to improve human performance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138237604
• ISBN13: 9781138237605
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

great resource for HPI

This is a fabulous book, very well laid out and organized, with plenty of tools and descriptions for the HPI practitioner. It was one of the required texts of my MBA class in Change Management, and it was invaluable in beginning our reviews of different performance problems (all cases) in the class. I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in the field or pursuing business that would like a working knowledge of HPI; it is a great resource to have on hand.

HPI/HPT

I will be adding this text into my HPI toolbox for constant use. It has help me to understand the process more and gave me insight into how to use these tools effectively.

Good HPI handbook

This book is invaluable for trainners,HR practitioners and line managers who are being introduced to HPI (Human Performance Improvement) principles and practice.The authors, all consultants and training specialists, advocate the use of HPI(human performance improvement ),a tool they argue can help build intellectual capital and establish and maintain a "high- performance workplace, enhance profitability, and encourage productivity.I highly recommend this bookWas this review helpful to you?