My name is Abdulaziz (Aziz) Alshgeri and I am PhD candidate at Wayne State University. I am currently conducting a research study to explore how needs assessment is applied as a precursor to change initiative and to what extent leaders utilize it in change management processes.

I am currently seeking professionals to participate in this study. If you are: 

• In a leadership position (CEO, CFO, VP levels, etc.)
• Anyone who is involved in recommending and/or implementing organizational change strategies (manager, consultant, change agent, etc.)
• Business owner 

Please share your experiences and practices by clicking or copying and pasting this link in your browser bar to take the survey:

https://waynestate.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8w7W3RpDGWHkDgp

The survey should take no longer than 15 minutes. Please kindly complete the survey before February 29, 2016. 

As an appreciation for your time, once you complete the survey, you will have an option to enter a random drawing to win one of four prizes, which include a ($200, $150, $100, or $50) VISA gift cards. Your information will be confidential and will not be used to track your specific responses.  Please share this research invitation to whom you think may be appropriate for this study.

The faculty advisor for this project is Dr. Ingrid Guerra Lopez and can be reached via email: ingrid.guerra-lopez@wayne.edu. If you have any questions regarding this study, please contact me at azizsh@wayne.edu or aalshgeriphd@gmail.com.

Please share your experiences and practices by clicking or copying and pasting this link in your browser bar to take the survey:

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Aziz Alshgeri​

Mark your calendar! The ninth annual Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase will beTuesday, August 16 at Northern Illinois University (NIU), in Naperville, Illinois. The west suburban conference center is easily accessible just off Interstate 88.

Registration will open in May. In the meantime, we're looking for volunteers to help shape this popular, daylong conference. 

Volunteers Needed!

We're beginning to plan this year's Showcase and need additional volunteers. If you're available and interested in working on the event, review the wide range of volunteer opportunities and then complete the volunteer interest form. In thanks for your contribution, you will be invited to attend the Showcase at a reduced rate.

Feel free to contact volunteer@chicagoelearningshowcase.com with any questions.  

We look forward to hearing from you!

Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase Planning Team
info@chicagoelearningshowcase.com
www.chicagoelearningshowcase.com
office:  +1 773.340.CETS (2387)

Download the Brochure; click here The Performance Improvement Conference 2016 April 10-12, Loews Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Keynote Featuring Aaron Hurst, Author of The Purpose Economy  Hear from the Masters! ·          Dale Brethower ·          Harold Stolovitch ·          Allison Rossett ·          Ryan Watkins ·          ISPI Community Service Project: Roger Addison, Carol Panza Check Out the Current and Expanding List of Exciting Speakers! ·          Roger Addison ·          Carl Binder ·          Tim Gillum ·          Judy Hale ·          Glenn Hughes ·          Roger Kaufman ·          Ingrid Guerra-Lopez ·          Gilles Morin ·          Kery Mortenson ·          Patti Philips ·          Sivasailam Thiagarajan ·          Klaus Wittkuhn ·          Martin Zink Plus, Exciting Pre-Conference Offerings! April 8-10, 2016 ·          3 Day: Principles and Practices of Performance Improvement Institute with Miki Lane ·          3 Day: Performance Improvement Advanced Institute with Roger Addison and Klaus Wittkuhn ·          2 Day: Adding Value as a Performance Improvement Professional with Harold Stolovitch ·          2 Day: Certification Workshop: Preparing for the CPT with Judy Hale ·          1 Day: Performance Improvement Consulting: Ideas, Models, Tools, and Practice with Roger Chevalier

REGISTER By December 18 FOR A $250 DISCOUNT! Register

Early Bird Deadline for Best Value ends December 18!

The Performance Improvement Conference 2016
April 10-12, Loews Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Keynote Featuring Aaron Hurst, Author of The Purpose Economy 

Hear from the Masters!

• Dale Brethower
• Harold Stolovitch
• Allison Rossett
• Ryan Watkins
• ISPI Community Service Project: Roger Addison, Carol Panza

Check out the current and expanding list of exciting speakers!

• Roger Addison
• Carl Binder
• Tim Gillum
• Judy Hale
• Glenn Hughes
• Roger Kaufman
• Ingrid Guerra Lopez
• Gilles Morin
• Kery Mortenson
• Patti Philips
• Sivasailam Thiagarajan
• Klaus Wittkuhn
• Martin Zink

Plus, Exciting Pre-Conference Offerings!
April 8-10, 2016

• 3 Day: Principles and Practices of Performance Improvement Institute: Miki Lane
• 3 Day: Performance Improvement Advanced Institute with Roger Addison and Klaus Wittkuhn
• 2 Day:  Adding Value as a Performance Improvement Professional: Harold Stolovitch
• 2 Day: Certification Workshop: Preparing for the CPT with Judy Hale
• 1 Day: Performance Improvement Consulting: Ideas, Models, Tools, and Practice with Roger Chevalier

How to Convince your Boss, including Employee Toolkit!
Click below

Convince Your Boss

 

 

REGISTER By December 18 FOR A $250 DISCOUNT!

Dear Chapter Members,

ISPI would like to offer a discounted rate of $695 for the CPT to Chapter Members from October 1, 2015 through the Annual Conference, ending April 12, 2016. This is a savings of $300 for our Chapter Members.

In order to get the discounted rate of $695 a Chapter Member must:

• Be listed on their Chapter Roster, and have paid dues (if any) for the year
• Be a Society Member. If the Chapter Member is not a Society Member, they may select the best category to become a Member.  To view the Member rates, click here.  For assistance with processing your Membership, please email membership@ispi.org.

About the CPT
Offered since 2002, this proficiency-based certification involves practitioners committing to a code of ethical practice and documenting how multiple examples of their work meet validated Performance Improvement Standards. The CPT credential is in demand by organizations hiring for specific performance improvement expertise and used as a benchmark for organizations choosing to develop their staff, deploy teams, and evaluate the expertise of vendors and consultants.

The CPT is the sole performance improvement credential available that is based on a comprehensive demonstration of real-world experience and competence across multiple projects. You are not required to complete a formal training or education program or an exam.  

The eligibility requirements to apply for certification include a minimum of three years of experience in performance improvement or a related field and a detailed description of work performed in multiple projects in a manner that demonstrates the use of each of the Standards with attestations from internal/external clients or supervisors. A qualified reviewer will review all the documentation received from a candidate and determine if all requirements have been met.

All candidates for the certification must commit to the Code of Ethics. Once certified, performance improvement professionals must apply for recertification every three years to maintain the CPT designation.

If you have questions about the CPT and the CPT process, please email: certification@ispi.org

Chicago ISPI is beginning to launch its regional communities to better meet the needs of its very distributed membership.  

November 11th at noon will be the first meeting for the South Community.  The meeting will be held via Join.me.  Simply, go to Join.Me and use the meeting code "chicagoispi" to enter the meeting.  

Those individuals who live or work in the south suburbs or northwest Indiana are encouraged to participate.

Liz Osika will be facilitating the meeting.  If you have any questions, please direct them to her at lizosika@gmail.com. 

Kate Everson, associate editor at Chief Learning Officer, cautions "results from research might be less accurate than they seem."

"The Reproducibility Project at the Center for Open Science in Charlottesville, Virginia, has spent a year testing 100 psychological studies published in three of the area’s top journals — Psychological Science, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition.

Get ready to cringe: More than 60 of the studies have not held up when reproduced. These are studies that have shaped decisions made by therapists, researchers and educators — including learning leaders."

Read the entire article at http://www.clomedia.com/blogs/6-mind-over-matter/post/6461-dont-believe-the-hype-or-one-study

Check out the latest at Performance Xpress. Maybe you want to know more about learning portals and how to decide if they are a good choice for your organization. This recent article is on how social relationships affect organizational performance. And this column, written by Ria Roy, discusses how linking strategy to HPT can be beneficial.

These are just a few of the many new posts. Think about how much you can learn in just five minutes!

Recently, ISPI Past President Jim Hill met with staffers of the House Ways & Means Committee about a new bill soon to be presented to the House of Representatives; this bill is expected to pass. Why do we care?  It’s a bill about evidence-based policymaking and includes performance principles related to data collection and evaluation.  Jim Hill suggested a few ISPI members be included in an Advisory Committee related to this initiative. Look for more details to follow.

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Call for Submissions

ISPI is pleased to announce the 2016 Awards of Excellence! The 2016 Deadline for Award Submissions is OCTOBER 1, 2015.

About This Year's Process:
ISPI is pleased to provide an online submission process for the 2016 Conference Proposals.  All submissions for the conference will be through a new web portal; we will send out information to all our members when the portal for submissions is open.

Awards:
The categories for submission include the following:

·          Outstanding Human Performance Intervention

·          Outstanding Human Performance Communication

·          Outstanding Research/Student Research

·          Chapter of Excellence

Please note: Outstanding Chapter of Communication and Education Award will note be offered this year.

For information on submitting awards, please visit the Awards of Excellence page on the ISPI website.