2020 has been a year for change – in where we work, in how we work, and in the measurement of our work. And, we still have a quarter of the year left to go. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how many of us work. Many companies have transitioned to significant, if not more,...
Continue readingA Few Facts about “Going Digital” with Learning
Since the onset of COVID-19, a large number of companies have scrambled to offer traditional onboarding and skill-building programs in a remote-implemented, digitized format. But the fact of the matter is, companies should have been thinking about going digital well before a global pandemic made it necessary…something we’ve been promoting and providing for our...
Continue readingSDI’s Environmental Health and Safety Training
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...
Continue readingChanging the Way We Train
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...
Continue readingChanging Virtual Training Needs
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...
Continue readingGoing Virtual with Traditional Classroom Training
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...
Continue readingOrganizational Transformation: Implementing New Technology
Are you considering using a new technology platform at your organization? Having SDI as a strategic partner can be so critical to reducing risk when it comes to implementing new technology. To get you started, our performance experts have built a roadmap to show you the route from pre-implementation to a successful launch—and beyond!...
How Development Planning Leads to Learning
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...
Continue readingPreventing Employee Stress and Burnout Part Two
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...
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