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The First “Sterile Cockpit” Was Not in an Airplane

The First “Sterile Cockpit” Was Not in an Airplane

Aviators are deservedly proud of achieving the “sterile cockpit” operational standard in which air crews refrain from nonessential activities during critical flight maneuvers and below 10,000 feet. Prior to the FAA’s sterile cockpit mandate in 1981, there had been several major aircraft accidents attributed to lack of operational focus...

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New Editor Selected for <em>Performance Improvement Quarterly</em>

New Editor Selected for Performance Improvement Quarterly

Performance Improvement Quarterly (PIQ ) is a peer-reviewed journal created to stimulate professional discussion in the field and to advance the discipline of performance improvement through publishing scholarly works. Its emphasis is on human performance technologies such as front-end analysis or evaluation. It also offers literature reviews and experimental studies with a scholarly base, and some case studies. PIQ is published in partnership with John Wiley & Sons and is available to ISPI members...

  • NEW in 2013: Developing an HR Optimization Plan

    NEW in 2013: Developing an HR Optimization Plan

    Do your human resources department transactions exceed organizational expectations? Does your transformational work cause internal groups to seek or resist your involvement? Do you have an optimization plan to guide your department as it evolves from where it is today to where you want to be?

  • Certified Performance Technologist and Principles & Practices of Performance Improvement Institute

    Certified Performance Technologist and Principles & Practices of Performance Improvement Institute

    The International Society for Performance Improvement is offering two amazing workshops this year, the Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) and Principles & Practices t Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois! As you know, our members have a lot to offer to the field of performance improvement. This is your opportunity to...

  • <i>Performance Improvement</i> journal – April Issue

    Performance Improvement journal – April Issue

    With the completion and wrap-up of THE Performance Improvement Conference this year in Reno, NV, all of us at ISPI publications hope everyone enjoyed the journal we slipped into your bag. The April issue of the Performance Improvement journal has been guest edited by Holly Burkett, CPT, PhD, on...

  • Four Levels of Evaluation Programs: Receive a 20% Discount

    Four Levels of Evaluation Programs: Receive a 20% Discount

    ISPI and Kirkpatrick Partners have teamed up to provide ISPI members a 20% discount on selected Kirkpatrick certificate and certification programs.

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What Does Your Power Profile Look Like?

What Does Your Power Profile Look Like?

Students of organizations are familiar with the distinction drawn between what some call “positional power” (i.e., formal authority) and “personal power” (the kind of influence you exercise based on your style, personality, or charisma). To these two can be added a third: the power, authority, and influence that you...

  • Learning Delivery Advisor for Android™

    Learning Delivery Advisor for Android™

    Need to find a delivery method that is a good fit for your learning need? This app will help you quickly identify delivery methods appropriate for different learning levels. Use the interactive chart to plot a desired learning level...

  • ISPI Collaborate: A Member’s Perspective with Lucy Newman

    ISPI Collaborate: A Member’s Perspective with Lucy Newman

    When I was approached to write articles about ISPI Collaborate, I was very excited. I admit, my writing is a bit rusty, but I figured I had majored in journalism, so I might as well put it to the...

The Performance Improvement Conference»

ISPI Recognizes Remarkable Members with Honorary Awards

ISPI Recognizes Remarkable Members with Honorary Awards

This year, the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) bestowed three special honorary awards that recognize outstanding individuals for their significant contributions to human performance technology (HPT) and to the Society itself. These awards include the Honorary Life Member Award, Thomas F. Gilbert Distinguished Professional Achievement Award, and the...

  • 2013 Distinguished Dissertation Awards

    2013 Distinguished Dissertation Awards

    ISPI is proud to honor excellence in student research through our Distinguished Dissertation Awards. This initiative is funded by the Society’s Research Committee, chaired this year by William L. Solomonson, CPT, PhD, Oakland University. The recipients were recognized on April 15, during ISPI’s Awards Luncheon in Reno, Nevada.

  • This Is What the Conference Is All About

    This Is What the Conference Is All About

    The annual conference has always been an amazing week-long adventure that blurs into one day of constant motion. The running around from one place to the next, jumping through fiery hoops, scaling stairs in a single pounce, delivering printed materials to the next room, making sure all the rooms...