Life in the Pinball Machine: Careening from There to Here
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0970952724 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Life in the Pinball Machine is the story behind the story of the books, workshops, and ideas. In Life in the Pinball Machine, one of the most influential people in training and performance improvement shares the experiences that shaped his ideas about human performance and behavior. Whether becoming a ventriloquist, riding a unicycle, or playing the banjo, Mager embraces the experience and challenges of learning and wakes up the student in us all. With his characteristic humor and unique perspective, Robert F. Mager shares his revelations about how people work, how people learn, and the world in general. Follow along as Mager reveals the experiences that led to the CRI methodology, more than
-- Marlys Thompson, Trainer, Coach & Speaker. It'll be a useful gift to my family AND clients. A heart-warming and useful bridge between professional and personal lives
. Using his exuberant style and innovative thinking, Mager has created the most accessible, enjoyable performance improvement products available. Mager is the most widely-read author in training and education. Dr. He was co-developer of the acclaimed Criterion-Referenced Instruction (CRI) methodology, which thousands of education and HR professionals all over the world
"Essential reading" according to A. Robert Taylor. Although I selected Dr. Mager from all of the experts in the early 1960's to work with a major management consulting firm to introduce programmed instruction into European countries, and have stayed in touch since then, I learned more about him and his genius as I turned each page of this book. It is essential r