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Deborah D. Tobey has 20 years of experience in the organization development and HRD field. She is currently the director of talent management for the Tennessee State Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and an adjunct senior lecturer at Vanderbilt University. Her areas of specialization include training needs assessment, design, facilitation, and evaluation; consulting skills and systems development; group processes and team building; competency modeling; and leadership development. In her private consulting practice, Deborah’s clients have included state and local governments, universities, nonprofit organizations, and Fortune 500 organizations in the manufacturing, finance, import, healthcare, and service sectors. She served in a full-time teaching role at Vanderbilt University, as well as in numerous appointments in adjunct roles, most notably at George Washington University and Vanderbilt University. She is the author or co-author of several ATD publications.Deborah has a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in student personnel administration and counseling, both from Virginia Tech. Her doctorate in HRD is from Vanderbilt University. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and may be reached at ddtobey@gmail.com.

Deborah Tobey

In this Q&A podcast, we spoke with Beth about the nuts and bolts of needs assessment, as well as some of the new information in the latest installment of this ATD Press book.

Nuts and Bolts of Needs Assessment: Q&A With Beth McGoldrick

Beth McGoldrick explains why a request for training isn’t always the answer to a performance problem. Enter the needs assessment.

Don’t Make Assumptions, Assess Needs Instead

The right questions are critical to making the data collection part of your needs assessment more useful—and training more effective.

They’ve Got Answers, You Need the Right Questions

September 2016 - TD Magazine

Assess Needs First, Train Second

Deborah Tobey has 20 years experience in the human resources and development field and is principal of a solo consulting practice in human and organization performance improvement. She works with client organizations in consulting skills development and systems. Her clients include Fortune 500 organizations in the manufacturing, finance, health care, and service sectors. She has a BA in English and an MA in student personnel administration and counseling, as well as a PhD in HRD from Vanderbilt University. She is author of two other titles published by ASTD Press and a frequent lecturer.

Deborah D. Tobey

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Learning how to communicate with internal and external clients will help you become a valued resource.

Communicating With Clients

This excerpt from the Infoline Digital Series: Assessing Needs and Evaluating the Design Process offers a breakdown of several data collection methods—their definitions, advantages, and disadvantages.

Choose the Best Data Collection Methods for Your Needs Assessment

Data Collection for Needs Assessment

Organizations and talent development professionals use needs assessments to examine the gaps between current situations and desired business results. Let’s examine the ins and outs of this vital tool.

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