The SEWI-ATD Performance Improvement PDN is a collaborative group focused on practicing the skills of human performance improvement. We are talent development leaders, OD professionals, consultants, and other TD professionals who want to improve the performance towards our organizations' goals.

The ATD Capability Model recognizes Performance Improvement as a critical skillset for driving organizational results. Most performance problems do not stem from a knowledge or skill gap, which means that training alone will be ineffective. Performance improvement uses a results-based, systematic process to model successful performance, uncover gaps, diagnose root causes, and implement interventions. In contemporary talent development, performance improvement skills enable learning professionals to deliver business impact, measure results, and serve as a strategic partner to the business.

The Performance Improvement PDN is led by Colin J. Hahn, Ph.D. (Douglas Dynamics). Hahn has more than 15 years of experience in talent development. He has led programs that have generated over $2MM in annual impact and attained over 90% rates of behavioral change. He is a former President of the Southeastern Wisconsin ATD chapter and now serves as an ATD National Advisor for Chapters.