Harold D. Stolovitch

Known as “the Ain’t book series authors,” Harold D. Stolovitch, CPT, and Erica J. Keeps, CPT, co-wrote Telling Ain’t Training, Training Ain’t Performance, and their companion field guides. They were also the co-editors for the first two editions of the Handbook of Performance Technology, the major reference work in the field. Together they have devoted 90-plus years to making workplace learning more effective and enjoyable. As the principals of HSA Learning & Performance Solutions, they specialize in the design and development of learning and human performance systems across a wide range of organizations, such as GM, Chrysler, Toyota, BOMI (Building Owners and Managers Institute International), Bank of Montreal, Prudential, Hewlett-Packard, Canadian Pacific Railway, CDW, the Canadian Navy, the USDA, WW (Weight Watchers International), Century 21, Cisco Systems, AT&T, Forcepoint, Chevron, and Sanofi Pasteur as well as the military and health and governmental agencies. They also conduct workshops internationally on training delivery, instructional design, and performance consulting. Harold holds a bachelor’s degree and Certificate of Graduate Studies from McGill University in Canada and a PhD in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University and has conducted extensive research in the field. He has developed countless instructional materials and authored more than 300 articles, reports, book chapters, and books. Harold has won numerous awards and is a Professor Emeritus at the Université de Montréal. Erica holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from Wayne State University. Her career has included senior-level learning and performance positions with a variety of organizations. She has produced and managed the production of hundreds of instructional materials and performance management systems. Erica has also published extensively in the fields of workplace learning and performance. This husband and wife team of nearly 40 years currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with their canine companion, Buttercup.