About the Author

Donald L. Kirkpatrick holds B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. At the Management Institute of the University of Wisconsin, he taught managers at all levels the principles and techniques of many subjects, including human relations, communication, managing time, managing change, leadership, motivation, and decision making. In industry, he developed a Performance Appraisal System for International Minerals and Chemical Corp. Later he served as personnel manager of Bendix Products Aerospace Division.

He is a past national president of the American Society for Training and Development, which gave him its highest honor, “Lifetime Achievement Award in Workplace Learning and Performance,” in 2004. He is a member of Training magazine’s Hall of Fame.

He is the author of seven management inventories and seven management books, including Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels, which has become the basis for evaluation all over the world. He is a regular speaker at national conferences of ASTD, IQPC, and other professional and company conferences.

The first edition of this book received the “Best Book of the Year” award from the American Society for Personnel Administration (ASPA), now called the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

To contact Don, e-mail him at [email protected]. For more information, visit www.donaldkirkpatrick.com.