How to Make Training Stick

The Value of Simplicity Have you ever taken courses, workshops, or read books where the concepts are fascinating? You were excited to apply the techniques on the job, and you did…for a while. Then, over time the enthusiasm fades, the concepts disappear, and you are back doing things the way you always did them. At …

Simplify and Integrate Key Business Processes – The 4 STEPS/4 SKILLS™ Story

When we started our business, we debated how we could take common business processes like safety, training and competency, quality, or even running the entire business and make them simple to understand for everyone. We started with the safety process, and after 30+ years of building and managing safety programs, I was humbled to learn …

Does Your Organization Know What “Safety” Means?

I was recently helping an organization perform a debrief with some young seasonal workers who were returning to school, to see how we could improve the safety program for the next group in the following year. When asked what they thought “safety” meant, they struggled. Some thought it was about the personal protective equipment they …

Build the “Best Talent” for Your Team With a Simplified Training and Competency Program

It is true that successful organizations need visionaries and exceptionally skilled people to be creative and carry out their vision. It is also true that organizations need
everyday individuals to carry out many of the routine tasks that are necessary to run a business.

Compliance Versus Commitment

We’ve worked with many organizations who initially implemented safety programs where they were focused on what they needed to do to pass an audit, live up to client expectations or meet regulatory requirements. As a result, employees also became focused on how they could comply with the requirements the easiest way possible so they could …

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