Jim & Wendy Kirkpatrick

Jim Kirkpatrick, PhD, is a Senior Consultant for Kirkpatrick Partners.  Jim’s major area of expertise is the Kirkpatrick® Business Partnership Model.  Jim consults for Fortune 500 companies around the world including Harley-Davidson, Booz Allen Hamilton, L’Oreal, Clarian, Ingersoll Rand, Honda, the Royal Air Force, and GE Healthcare.  Jim is a masterful facilitator and conducts workshops on the Kirkpatrick Model, business partnership, and his newest topic, Training On Trial. He also delivers keynote presentations around the world.

Since 1995, Jim has developed and managed a career development center, worked on senior strategic planning teams, and consulted with organizations all across the world in topics of evaluation, team building, coaching, and leadership, and conducted executive coaching.

Jim has co-written 3 books with his father, Don Kirkpatrick, the creator of the Kirkpatrick Four Levels. He has written two new books with his wife, Wendy: Kirkpatrick Then and Now (2009 Kirkpatrick Publishing) and Training on Trial (2010 AMACOM Books)

For more about Jim, visit kirkpatrickpartners.com.

Wendy Kirkpatrick is the founder of Kirkpatrick Partners, a company dedicated to helping organizations become more effective through business partnership. She applies her skills as a certified instructional designer and expert presenter and facilitator to lead companies to measurable success.  Kirkpatrick Partners carries on and builds on the work of Don Kirkpatrick, the creator of the Kirkpatrick Model. Don is actively involved in the company as the honorary chairman and is thrilled to have Jim and Wendy, his son and daughter-in-law, carry on his work.  Wendy’s results orientation stems from her two decades of business and training experience. She has held positions in merchandising, direct importing, and product development with Venture Stores and ShopKo Stores (regional retail companies). From there she was a product manager with Springs Industries and Rubbermaid. This leveraged her ability to organize complex, multifaceted projects and yield rapid results. Most recently Wendy was a Training Manager for Hunter Douglas Window Fashions where she managed the training curriculum for 1500 sales and customer service representatives across North America.

Wendy and her husband, Jim, have written two books: Kirkpatrick Then and Now (2009 Kirkpatrick Publishing) and Training On Trial (2010 AMACOM Books). The books introduce the Kirkpatrick® Business Partnership Model and the Kirkpatrick Foundational Principles.

Wendy is a national and American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) member. She served on the ASTD 2009 and 2010 International Conference and Expo Program Advisory Committee. She is a faculty member for the American Management Association (AMA). Wendy regularly speaks at events including the ASTD International Conference and Expo.

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