Resources and Other Results:
Training's Role in Employee Retention Management
Employee retention management is more than just attracting and retaining key talent through things like salary and benefits. It is... More →
Importance of Training to Help Prevent Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is a serious issue that affects millions of American workers every year. Verbal threats, harassment, physical assaults, and... More →
Importance of Training to Help Prevent Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is a serious issue that affects millions of American workers every year. Verbal threats, harassment, physical assaults, and... 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 →
How to Break the Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace
These days, discussions about mental health, its challenges, and its importance, are more prevalent than ever. Yet, despite that, the... 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 →
Destigmatizing Mental Health Issues Through Storytelling
Storytelling is a powerful way of destigmatizing mental health concerns in the workplace. If one admits to struggling with anxiety... More →
Employee Burnout: Signs, Causes and Cures
Understanding employee burnout signs, causes, and cures can save your company billions of dollars in employee retention and health care... More →
Preventing Sexual Harassment in 3 Steps
Sexual harassment affects the morale, health and performance of those subjected to it. The anxiety and stress produced by sexual... More →
8 Examples of Procrastination and Solutions
Do you know any active procrastinators? Are you one? Do you wait until the last minute to start working on... More →
Communicating with Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Communicating with emotional intelligence allows us to practice empathy, boost stronger working relationships, and learn from and value co-workers. But... More →
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Ways Soft Skills Training Supports Company Core Values [+ Examples]
How can companies instill their core values into the soul of their organization? The simple answer is through soft skills... 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 →
How to Practice Mindful Communication at Work
Mindfulness practice is popular in yoga and meditation but it also applies in the workplace, specifically with mindful communication. Think... More →
Competency-Based Learning Tracks
Based on the Korn Ferry (formerly Lominger) Competencies Research shows that 89% of best-in-class companies utilize core competencies for performance... More →
Guide to Facilitating Online Meetings
As you probably know, facilitation is a skill. It involves communication skills, patience, and coaching skills. To do it well... More →
Competency-Based Learning: Communicates Effectively
Communicates Effectively is one of the 38 Korn Ferry competencies that HSI maps our video-based learning to in order to... More →
Training’s Role Returning to Work After Quarantine
Communities across the country are attempting to re-open and sending employees back to work. Our experience is unprecedented. As business... More →
Competency-Based Learning: Builds Effective Teams
Builds Effective Teams is one of the 38 Korn Ferry competencies that HSI maps our video-based learning to in order... More →
On-Demand Webinar Recap: Stop Yelling at Me!
No matter where you work or what job you have, communication matters. We need to communicate with bosses, coworkers, and... 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 →
The Ins & Outs of an Effective Harassment Training Program: Consistency in Training by Using Online Training
What does an effective harassment training program really mean? The United States workforce has come a long way since the... More →
The Possible Impact of Regulatory Reductions on Workplace Safety Enforcement
On January 30, President Trump signed an executive order entitled “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,” which targets the reduction... More →
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations for 2018 – Learning from our Mistakes
We need to learn from our mistakes in order to not repeat them, but we can’t learn from them if... More →
10 Practical New Hire Training Tips
We’ve all seen the industry statistics of the number of employees who leave a company because of poor new hire... More →
Understanding OSHA’s HAZCOM and Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Standards
Hazardous chemicals in the workplace kill an estimated 50,000 workers each year in the United States, and an estimated 190,00... More →
7-Step Plan to Increase Safety Training Engagement
When 75% of safety professionals identify “employee indifference” as the top barrier to excellence safety training, it’s a cry for... More →
Why is Sales Training Important? 12 Musts in a Learning Solutions Partner
Sales training is crucial! How much new business would your organization acquire and retain without high-performing sales teams? Selecting the... 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 →
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Actively Listening? [Say Whaaaaat?]
Of course, you’re actively listening!!! Right? Perhaps and perhaps not! What does it mean to be an active listener, and... More →
Why Personality Assessments are Beneficial in the Workplace
Why are personality assessments beneficial in the workplace? Why does it matter if an employee chooses “false” versus “mostly true”... More →
Skills and Best Practices for the Safety Professional
Our respect and appreciation for the safety professional knows no bounds here at HSI, but we understand that isn’t the... More →
Sample Courses
Watch a selection of our employee training and development videos on soft skills, compliance, customer service, health and wellness, leadership... More →
NERC Standards Development in Action
As we’ve noted in a previous post, the NERC standards development process includes all interested parties and is incredibly transparent... More →
Employee Wellbeing in 2023: 6 Ways to Support Your Employees
Employee wellbeing. Seriously think about it. What is the mental state of your employees? How do you know if they... More →
Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way
Lead, follow, or get out of the way. That was the motto of my grade school police patrol training camp... More →
How to Build Authentic Leadership Through Storytelling
Why build authentic leadership through storytelling? Think about the impact Pixar movies have not only on kids but adults, too... More →
Leaders vs. Managers: Two Kinds of Training in Motivating Others
A leader not only brings a vision to their team, but motivates them to make their vision a reality. Contrast... More →
6 Traits You Don't Want in Managers
We’ve all had to deal with leaders who have noticeable flaws, and we’ve said we would never be one of... More →
How to Get the Most Value Out of Your Off-the-Shelf Training Library
You’ve made your decision to license a full library of off-the-shelf training videos. You’ve assigned a few required courses for... More →
How to Make Compliance Training Memorable
Can compliance training be as memorable as Julie Andrews spinning and singing in the Austrian Alps? Or Rhett Butler telling... More →
How to Curate a Training Curriculum on Demand
Today’s diverse workforce requires a training program with a wide variety of topics to address those diverse needs. It’s nearly... 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 →
How to Buy eLearning Content for Your LMS (And Not Regret It Later)
Buying eLearning content is easy, but shopping for content can be a nightmare. There are so many options and factors... More →
Renewable Energy
The utility industry is on an exciting journey toward a sustainable future. Specialized training is essential to prepare your workers... More →
How to Give Effective Toolbox Talks, Part 1: The Basics
Toolbox talks play an important role in workplace health and safety programs. They provide an important balance between lengthy formal... More →
Use Training to Foster Psychological Safety
Imagine you’ve been given the task of making your organization’s teams 75% more productive over the next three quarters—how would... More →
How to Drive Corporate Innovation with Training
During the pandemic we saw examples of corporate innovation as companies pivoted to adjust to new business and operations... More →