As part of our dynamic content library, SDI offers a ready-to-use Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) program. What makes this different than other safety and health training offerings on the market? First, let’s review a couple reasons why traditional programs fail: Programs focus on the number of incidents, and not on the behavior of...

Have you ever wondered why it’s so difficult to find employees whose goals align with your own, and who are willing to take the extra steps necessary for everyone to succeed? No matter the size of your organization putting the right people in place is critical if you’re going to meet your goals, but...

Sometimes, change comes at unexpected times or for unexpected reasons. That has been the case with the recent outbreak of Covid-19, which has forced us into situations we hadn’t anticipated, and has driven many businesses to change the way they operate. While this current situation has forced many of to consider virtual training, SDI...

I’ve been working on an article focusing on our experiential approach to a more engaging and productive environmental health and safety (EH&S) program. But over the past week, to be blunt… “shit’s gotten real.” So while EH&S is still a topic worth discussing, it can wait a little bit. We are all scrambling to...

Development planning is one of those phrases that comes up often in business journals and at conventions. Yet, how often do you hear someone actually explain how their development planning directly correlates to employee learning strategies, as opposed to just a piecemeal attempt to groom the right candidate for a specific role? The fact...

In my last blog, I wrote about my personal feelings of burnout, and about how important recognizing burnout can be. This time, I’m going to be discussing burnout from a supervisor’s perspective, and why having the right managerial attitude can help your employees avoid burnout altogether. I’d been working with my team for a...