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How Do You Train Critical Observation?
Have you ever known someone who just “knew” what people needed? Or who could easily ask questions to get at... More →
Higher Education
At HSI, we utilize our training and technology to help make schools safer and operate more efficiently. This comes in... More →
Competency-Based Learning: Manages Ambiguity
Manages Ambiguity is one of the 38 Korn Ferry competencies that HSI maps our video-based learning to in order to... More →
8 Ways Soft Skills Training Fosters Innovation
Soft skills training fosters innovation. Incorporating soft skills training into employees’ professional development training programs not only equips them with... More →
Top Soft Skills for Safety Leaders and EHS Professionals
Safety leaders have one of the most difficult jobs. They have an incredible amount of responsibility—lives are literally at stake... More →
Blue Ocean Brain, an HSI Company Launches DEI Advisory Council to Advance Inclusion and Engagement in Workplaces
Frisco, Texas – June 7, 2022 — Today, Blue Ocean Brain, an HSI company, announced the formation of its DEI... More →
HSI Acquires Blue Ocean Brain
HSI continues to invest in empowering employee development across all workplaces and communities HSI, a leader in Environmental Health and... More →
Quality Training: A Solution for Labor Shortages and Skills Gaps
With unemployment rates at a historic low, the U.S. is in the midst of a labor shortage: There are about... More →
How to Develop Leaders Across the Organization
Most leadership development programs focus on grooming people for roles in the C-Suite or with EVP and SVP titles... More →
What Factors Influence Toxic Exposure Levels?
One of the first things to consider when thinking about chemical compliance is controlling exposure levels. Compliance standards are created... More →
A Guide to Creating a Succession Planning Template
How critical is a succession planning template? Extremely, for organizations with key leaders close to retirement age. Or those with... More →
Artificial Intelligence Learning Pathway
Artificial intelligence (AI) sits atop everyone’s minds as it continues transforming the world of work. Our AI Learning Pathway combines... More →
Sales Manager-In-Training: Are You Made For The Next Step?
So, you are thinking about your future in sales and possibly becoming a sales manager. You have years of selling... More →
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7 Tips to Successful Onboarding [+ Remote Onboarding Advice]
What are the two most critical factors for successful on-site or remote onboarding programs? First and foremost, new hires must... More →
Brain Health: 15 Cognitive Activities to Help Improve Workplace Skills
It’s not only in one’s early childhood that cognitive activities are necessary to keep the brain healthy. Companies should support... More →
Return-on-Expectations (ROE): How to Measure the Success of Your L&D Program
With recent studies revealing that one of the top reasons employees leave an organization is a lack of development and... More →
Helping Employees with Disabilities Advance in the Workplace
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives call for fairness for all employees including employees with disabilities in the workplace. One... More →
Happy Birthday OSHA!
OSHA has a birthday? Indeed, and it’s 50 years old today. Fifty years ago, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety... More →
Embracing Workplace Diversity
Of all the challenges an HR department runs into, diversity tops the list as one of the most discussed and... More →
4 Reasons to Have Training for Risk Management
Why spend time and money on ongoing training for risk management? The answers are quite simple, but many! To save... More →
How-To: Supporting Safety & The Unseen Return of Occupational Safety Investments
We believe you shouldn’t have to ‘sell safety’, and assume that occupational safety and health are the foremost priorities for... More →
Succession Planning With a Remote Workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many managers and HR professionals to two important realizations. First, the importance of having a succession... More →
Sales Training: Getting Back to Basics
Sales training is not just for new hires and salespeople struggling to meet their numbers. The most successful sales managers... More →
How-To: Supporting Safety & The 4 Questions for Return On Investment (ROI)
We believe you shouldn’t have to ‘sell safety’, and assume that occupational safety and health are the foremost priorities for... More →
Training and Development: An Integral Part of Employee Recruitment and Retention
Recruitment and retention. Two very important words to an organization’s successful future. According to SHRM’s 2022 Learning & Development Trends... More →
8 Tips to Improve Decision-Making Skills
The average adult makes 35,000 decisions a day, according to Psychology Today. Snooze for nine more minutes or call in... More →
Elements of a Whole-Person Approach to Employee Training
If you think of your learners as human beings with a life outside of your organization, you may approach... More →
Tips on Internal Organizational Communication Best Practices
Optimizing organizational communication can powerfully impact an organization's efficacy and success. For years, poor communication has been a concern for... More →
Creating A Drug Free Workplace
The economic cost of drug abuse is significant. In 1998 the annual costs associated with drug abuse stood at $143.... More →
Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month with Disability Awareness Activities
It’s time to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) with disability awareness activities. Let’s celebrate the contributions of workers... More →
Employee Empowerment: Building Confidence and Initiative with Training
Nothing builds employee empowerment and boosts confidence and initiative like effective training!... More →
How to Give Effective Toolbox Talks, Part 3: The Delivery
Toolbox talks are a powerful teaching method that can have far-reaching effects on the health and safety of your workforce... More →
A Guide to Creating an Employee Training and Development Program
Creating an employee training and development program from scratch is a challenge. Do it right, and you’ll give your organization... More →
10 Benefits of a True Learning Culture
Changing the “culture” of any organization is a real challenge. It’s all too easy to focus instead on day-to-day tactical... More →
Develop Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in the Workplace
Scroll through any social media platform and you will witness intelligent people losing sight of their own emotions while... More →
Tips to Improve the RFP Process for Employee Training Partners
We frequently receive invitations to participate in the RFP process for employee training partners and eLearning services. It’s good to... More →
Microlearning: Examples and Benefits
“Microlearning” has become something of a hot industry topic in the past few years. That’s not because it’s new—in fact... More →
Bullying at Work: EEOC Won’t Take It Anymore
The term “workplace harassment” often conjures images of 1950s-style gender-based pestering where men made women feel uncomfortable and powerless through... More →
Modernizing EHS Beyond Compliance: Embracing a Holistic Approach
Struggling to keep up with Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) regulations and feeling overwhelmed by the risks and complexities of... More →
15 Tips for Saving Money on Workers’ Compensation
#1. Start Writing Your Safety Program If you don’t have a safety program, or have thought about starting one but... More →
What Kind of Learning Culture Does Your Company Have?
How would your organization change its training procedures and technology spend if it was discovered that there was a poor... More →
Leadership Lessons from 2020
They say hindsight is 20/20, and looking back on the last year, we’ve learned a few leadership lessons. We... More →
Safety Climb: 5 Milestones of Safety Culture
The Safety Climb is a safety program assessment and development tool designed for safety professionals and company management. The model... More →
Infection Control
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
How Workplaces Can Fight Human Trafficking
I imagine most of us do not give human trafficking a second thought, until we travel through an airport and... More →
HSI September Newsletter 2021
Your monthly digest of resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
First Aid Training Courses Contribute to a Healthier, Safer Workplace
Have you ever taken a first aid training course? I’ve had friends and colleagues learn first aid in health classes... More →
8 Steps to Successful Remote Collaboration
I am fortunate to have worked as a member of many remote teams throughout my career. Over 20 years ago... More →
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Benefits of Fostering a Growth Mindset Culture [+ How to Begin]
Is a growth mindset culture one of your company’s core values? Do your employees have a willingness to continually learn... More →
Measuring Safety Attitudes
Want to know how management really feels about safety? Or how about your employees? Join us as we launch Vivid’s... More →