Solutions

Training and Development Systems

Training and development is a large topic, but it comes down to this: Does your team have all the information they need to be successful? The rest is details.

Every training and development system we build has three central components.

First, role-based competency standards and defined growth paths. We define what good looks like in each role, and how each role matures toward operational mastery and takes on increasing leadership skills, so team members and leaders alike know how people grow and move across the organization.

Second, clear training content, delivered at the most appropriate time and in the most engaging way, whether self-led, supervisor-led, or hybrid. The focus of all training systems is your day-to-day operations: how work gets done and how problems are solved. This information is always built with you, using your internal experts, and customized to your operation and roles: the skills, tools, and values your people could not have picked up in school or a previous workplace.

Third, learning tracking and action plans. Our learning tracking dashboards confirm training completion and track skills and competency development so performance readiness and training compliance risks are easy to spot and resolve before they become issues.

Successful training systems deliver learning touchpoints that are easy for corporate owners to update and scale, while remaining relevant, easy, and convenient for team members to engage.

What to expect

  1. 1
    We get to know your current training and development challenges and goals

    Our intake includes a review of your

    • training and development team, if any
    • training and development technology, if any
    • training and development vendors, if any
    • training and development content, if any
  2. 2
    We design your training and development solution

    We determine the technology, plus level, availability, and duration of support needed.

    Level
    • Lead
    • Support
    Availability
    • Full-time
    • Fractional
    Duration
    • A few hours or days
    • Monthly support
    • A year or more
  3. 3
    We agree on a timeline and get to work

    We run or support your training and development operation, communicating and recalibrating as we go.

Our promises

  • Free audit

    Complete our intake form and we’ll share a free audit with some initial recommendations, within 7 business days.

  • Get started fast

    Solutions ready in as little as 30 days

  • Scale as you go

    Just the right amount of support at every stage

  • Satisfaction guaranteed

    If we don't meet your expectations, we'll help you find another vendor

Training and development capabilities

Core

  • Career path design
  • Competency framework
  • Curriculum development
  • E-learning
  • Facilitated programs
  • Instructional design
  • Intranet knowledge hub implementation
  • Knowledge checks & assessments
  • Learning management system implementation
  • Learning tracking dashboards
  • On-the-job training (OJT) programs
  • Process & procedure documentation
  • Quick reference guides
  • System, tool, equipment demos
  • Train-the-trainer
  • Training videos & podcasts

Advanced

  • Certification & continuing education programs
  • Coaching & mentorship programs
  • Content accessibility (e.g., language translation)
  • Content analytics
  • Content governance & updates
  • Leadership development programs
  • Microlearning
  • Regulatory compliance training
  • Safety & security training
  • Sales training
  • Simulations & scenario-based training
  • Supervisor & manager training
  • System & automation development
  • Training action plans

Training and development system
Return on investment

  • Deeper bench for leadership roles
  • Deeper mastery of day-⁠to-⁠day work
  • Better retention of high performers
  • Fewer errors and safety incidents
  • Fewer compliance gaps and penalties

Case Studies

Showing 16 of 22 case studies

Training and Development Team Transformation

Scoped and recruited the new operations learning and development team to support increased demand by a healthcare organization bringing dozens of roles in-house. The team expanded onboarding and development support to 10,000+ employees at 180+ locations and made training records more accurate and convenient.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
10+
Function
  • Training & Development
Situation
  • Insourcing
  • Rapid growth
  • Multi-site rollout
  • Change management
Services delivered
  • Workforce planning
  • Recruiting
  • Onboarding & orientation
  • Training & development
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system
  • Applicant tracking system

Negative Customer Reviews Training Response

In response to an increase in negative customer reviews and mistrust, built a scenario-based training module refreshing automotive customer service leaders on the basics of earning customer confidence. As a result, automotive executives reported overall improved customer satisfaction from service representatives.

Industry
  • Automotive
Headcount
10,000+
Function
  • Customer Service
Situation
  • Incident response
Services delivered
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • Curriculum design
  • E-learning
  • Scenario-based training
  • Video production
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Hair Stylist Professional Development Academy

Built a video-based online academy teaching advanced and trending techniques to a salon network’s professional stylists. Stylist confidence and capability both rose.

Industry
  • Beauty
Headcount
200+
Function
  • Training & Development
Situation
  • Flatlining professional development
Services delivered
  • Training & development
  • Video production
Technology
  • Learning management system

Housekeeping Team Orientation

Created a multilingual onboarding program for housekeeping teams brought in-house from a vendor. New hires onboarded faster, CMS compliance findings fell, and training records became more accurate and convenient.

Industry
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality
Headcount
1,000+
Function
  • Environmental Services
Situation
  • Cost reduction
  • High turnover
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Multi-site rollout
  • Change management
  • Insourcing
Services delivered
  • Onboarding & orientation
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • E-learning
  • Video production
  • Quick reference guides
  • Posters & collateral
  • Translation & localization
  • Train-the-trainer
  • Facilitator guides
  • Safety training
  • System training
  • Competency framework
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Automotive Sales Training Support

Built interactive e-learning teaching automotive sales staff to match vehicle features to what buyers want during a flat product cycle. Job performance and vehicle sales both rose.

Industry
  • Automotive
Headcount
20,000+
Function
  • Sales
Situation
  • Flat product sales
  • Sales enablement
  • High turnover
Services delivered
  • Training & development
  • E-learning
  • Video production
Technology
  • Learning management system

Equipment Management Team Orientation

Built a new onboarding program for equipment management teams including illustrated step-by-step procedures, and systems training. Compliance with the new equipment management practices rose by 90%+ and equipment rentals and losses fell by millions of dollars.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
500+
Function
  • Equipment Management
Situation
  • Cost reduction
  • Rapid growth
  • Multi-site rollout
Services delivered
  • Onboarding & orientation
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • Quick reference guides
  • System training
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Sales Team New Hire Training

Produced model-specific video tutorials on the company intranet to onboard frontline sales hires consistently amid high turnover. New hires got up to speed faster, and refreshing product knowledge became easier.

Industry
  • Automotive
Headcount
10,000+
Function
  • Sales
Situation
  • High turnover
  • Sales enablement
Services delivered
  • Onboarding & orientation
  • Training & development
  • Video production
  • E-learning
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub

Food and Nutrition Team Orientation

Created a multilingual onboarding program for food and nutrition teams brought in-house from a vendor. New hires onboarded faster, food health and safety compliance findings fell, and training records became more accurate and convenient.

Industry
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality
Headcount
1,000+
Function
  • Food & Nutrition Services
Situation
  • Cost reduction
  • High turnover
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Multi-site rollout
  • Insourcing
Services delivered
  • Onboarding & orientation
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • E-learning
  • Video production
  • Quick reference guides
  • Posters & collateral
  • Translation & localization
  • Train-the-trainer
  • Facilitator guides
  • Safety training
  • System training
  • Competency framework
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Waste Handling Compliance Program Build

Built a multi-state onboarding program for employees and contractors on waste handling and segregation under RCRA and state rules. Awareness of the regulations and proper waste handling increased across the workforce and risk of compliance penalties fell by millions of dollars.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
200,000+
Function
  • Waste Management
Situation
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Multi-site rollout
  • Change management
  • High turnover
  • Incident response
Services delivered
  • Onboarding & orientation
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • Curriculum design
  • E-learning
  • Posters & collateral
  • Train-the-trainer
  • Facilitator guides
  • Translation & localization
  • Scenario-based training
  • Safety training
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Offshore Customer Service Team Orientation

Documented proprietary standard operating procedures for a pilot of offshore specialist and analyst teams acting as a shared service for 180+ domestic hospitals. The global team was onboarded and service standards were defined and sustained throughout the pilot.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
500+
Function
  • Shared Services
Situation
  • Cost reduction
  • Offshoring
Services delivered
  • Onboarding & orientation
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • Standard operating procedures
  • System training
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Distribution Center Safety Program Build

Implemented a multi-state OSHA safety training at 10+ distribution centers, offering frontline leadership teams a continuously updated curriculum and tracking mechanism to build a safety culture across a high turnover workforce. Safety training became more frequent and consistent, and safety incidents decreased.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
1,000+
Function
  • Supply Chain
Situation
  • High turnover
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Multi-site rollout
Services delivered
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • Safety training
  • Train-the-trainer
  • Facilitator guides
  • E-learning
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Pharmacy Leadership Pipeline Development

Built a 10-month cohort-based training program to prepare current pharmacy team members to become pharmacy leaders. The program was facilitated by internal subject matter experts and peer mentors covering operational leadership topics not addressed by pharmacy schools and licensing bodies. It ensured a ready base of talent available to step up as leadership roles opened across the company.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
150+
Function
  • Pharmacy
Situation
  • High turnover
  • Multi-site rollout
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Financial stewardship
Services delivered
  • Leadership development
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • Curriculum design
  • Cohort program
  • Train-the-trainer
  • Facilitator guides
  • Scenario-based training
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Supply Chain Leadership Pipeline Development

Audited and updated the curriculum for a multi-year program that trained up supply chain directors for a 180+ hospital network. Following audits, cohort members could certify as supply chain directors faster and the director pipeline became stronger and more efficient.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
150+
Function
  • Supply Chain
Situation
  • High turnover
  • Multi-site rollout
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Financial stewardship
Services delivered
  • Leadership development
  • Curriculum audit
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • Cohort program
  • Train-the-trainer
  • Facilitator guides
  • Scenario-based training
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Career Path Design for Entry-Level Roles

Created a multi-tier development roadmap for entry-level supply chain roles working across nearly 200 hospital and distribution center locations. The program provided clear, achievable role growth, and job satisfaction and retention rose among first-year hires.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
2,000+
Function
  • Supply Chain
Situation
  • Flatlining professional development
  • Multi-site rollout
  • High turnover
Services delivered
  • Onboarding & orientation
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • Career path design
  • Competency framework
  • Scenario-based training
  • Train-the-trainer
  • Facilitator guides
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Inventory Management System Training

Built workflow diagrams, step-by-step procedures, and facilitator presentations to drive adoption of a new inventory forecasting tool across 10+ distribution centers. With education and change management, tool proficiency increased, leading to better inventory management visibility and practices, and a reduction in overstock and stock-out errors.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
100+
Function
  • Supply Chain
Situation
  • System update
  • Multi-site rollout
  • Change management
  • Financial stewardship
Services delivered
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • System training
  • Workflow mapping
  • Job aids
  • Facilitator guides
  • Train-the-trainer
Technology
  • Intranet knowledge hub
  • Learning management system

Contract Analyst Orientation

Developed an orientation program for a group purchasing organization’s (GPO) new contract analysts. Program included clear, step-by-step workflows with system screenshots. New hires proved able to evaluate contracts correctly with fewer manager escalations.

Industry
  • Healthcare
Headcount
20+
Function
  • Procurement & Contracting
Situation
  • High turnover
  • Financial stewardship
Services delivered
  • Onboarding & orientation
  • Training & development
  • Operations training
  • Standard operating procedures
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