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The Cave Man Guide to Training and Development
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Jack Shaw
5 booksJack Shaw brings real world experience to whatever he writes. Not many can claim a background in two military services, enlisted in the Marines and an officer in the Air Force, followed by government service. He is retired now from the military and the Federal government. But that's not all.
As the Host for an international Training and Development web site, his weekly articles are translated into more than 60 languages. He has been a columnist and reviewer for STAGE Magazine and continues to write several articles a week for various blogs.
He is the author of four e-books, including his best seller, "The Cave Man Guide to Training and Development" and an e-novel, "Harry's Reality," the first of a series of science fiction adventures that dramatizes what happens when the world decides it needs to give an artificial intelligence free reign to save the world from its human inhabitants. His other two books are on the theatre: "ActingSmarts on Local and Regional Theatre" and "ActingSmarts Reviews Local and Regional Theatre."
Jack received Bachelor of Arts degrees cum laude in both Psychology and English, and dual Master’s degrees (Speech/Dramatic Art and English) focusing on performance criticism from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
As the Host for an international Training and Development web site, his weekly articles are translated into more than 60 languages. He has been a columnist and reviewer for STAGE Magazine and continues to write several articles a week for various blogs.
He is the author of four e-books, including his best seller, "The Cave Man Guide to Training and Development" and an e-novel, "Harry's Reality," the first of a series of science fiction adventures that dramatizes what happens when the world decides it needs to give an artificial intelligence free reign to save the world from its human inhabitants. His other two books are on the theatre: "ActingSmarts on Local and Regional Theatre" and "ActingSmarts Reviews Local and Regional Theatre."
Jack received Bachelor of Arts degrees cum laude in both Psychology and English, and dual Master’s degrees (Speech/Dramatic Art and English) focusing on performance criticism from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
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September 30, 2014
Review by: Joel Quass on Aug. 08, 2012:
Jack takes complex theory and breaks it down into its simplest form, just as our ancestor the Cave Man would have done.
First Jack reminds us that on some level we are all "Cave Men"(or "Cave Women"). Then he shows how we can use that knowledge to be better at our jobs.
One of the key roles of a successful leader or manager is teaching. Jack's book helps simplify how you think about that part of the job, the process of training.
Interspersed with Cave Man "isms", Jack clearly illustrates ideas about how to take care of your people so they will take care of you.
While targeted at students of training and development, experienced trainers and training managers, any person in a supervisory or management role would benefit from the lessons taught in Jack Shaw's book.
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Review by: Carter McNamara on Oct. 13, 2011 : (no rating)
I have read each of Jack's chapters in the "Cave Man" book, and each provides a no-nonsense, set of practical tips to do many of the most important aspects of training. In this day and age when so many books dwell on the theoretical and the obvious, Jack's book is a breath of fresh air. It should be in every trainer's toolkit.
(reviewed the day of purchase)
Review by: John Errigo on Oct. 07, 2011 : star star star star star
I read the first few chapters and was "hooked" Great job!
John Errigo
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