Diane Gayeski Honored by International Society for Performance Improvement

Mary L Kish, 3/5/2008

IABC Student Conference
October 12-14, 2008
in Hartford, CT

Diane Gayeski, associate dean in the Park School and professor of strategic communication (CMD program), will be honored by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) with the prestigious Thomas F. Gilbert Distinguished Professional Achievement Award at the ISPI annual conference in April. The award recognizes Gayeski's outstanding contributions to the knowledge and practice of human performance technology.

In addition to her roles at Ithaca College, Gayeski has been an active consultant since 1976, focusing on helping organizations develop innovative and forward-looking approaches to communication, collaboration, and learning. She has authored 14 books and written more than 100 book chapters and articles. She pioneered interactive media, developing early pre-Internet applications of interactive videodisc and computer-assisted instruction starting in 1979.

An active member in ISPI since 1984, Gayeski has delivered countless conference presentations and workshops. On April 8, during the ISPI 2008 Conference, Gayeski will be giving an invited Master’s Series Presentation, "Connecting with Tomorrow’s Workforce: Trends and Technologies."

According to Gayeski, her presentation is about, "how leading organizations are using innovative strategies and technologies to recruit, train, support collaboration and mentoring, and retain top talent."  She notes that globalization, outsourcing, massive retirements among baby boomers and the entrance of "nexters" into the workforce is setting up a war for talent that will impact the strategies and technologies used for workplace performance and learning.  In order to design effective performance management systems, Gayeski says, "we need to learn what makes nexters tick."

Gayeski also has promoted student participation in professional organizations and conferences over the years, including advising the Ithaca College student chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).  She currently is co-organizer of the first IABC student conference which will be held in conjunction with the Heritage Region conference, scheduled for the fall of 2008.

Originally published in Department of Strategic Communication: Diane Gayeski Honored by International Society for Performance Improvement.