
The State of the Industry
As SDI approaches 20 years partnering with clients of a variety of sizes, industries, and markets, I find myself reflecting more frequently on how the learning industry as a whole has evolved in my 25+ professional years. Interestingly, I keep coming back to the phrase, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”…

Performance Expectations Post-COVID
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, work…

A 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 client…

SDI’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 people….

Changing 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 how…

Changing 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 has…

Going 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 figure…