In the bustling city of Boston, physical security is a top priority for businesses and individuals alike. When it comes to choosing a security services provider, many people automatically turn to larger security firms, assuming they offer more comprehensive and reliable protection.
Read MoreSuccess, Growth, Sustainability, and Longevity. If those are some of the goals for your organization, it’s time to make soft skills training required. Soft Skills will take you places that Hard Skills can’t. Although hard skills will help jumpstart and establish an organization, soft skills will create longevity because they’re centered around people and businesses need people to withstand. Soft skills can be defined as people skills and personal attributes that make someone interact effectively with others. Soft skills are also character traits that support personal and organizational goals. Without soft skills your business will not succeed, grow, sustain, or have longevity.
Read MoreHave you ever heard of the saying “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail?” It sounds cliché, but it’s true. Think about the analysis phase of the ADDIE model as a prelude to a plan that cannot be overlooked. Unfortunately, the analysis phase is being skipped over more and more. This phase is where problems are identified and where the facts are gathered about a project to help you define the approach moving forward. In a “real-world” setting we experience the analysis phase frequently. To help gain a better understanding, here are realistic examples of how gathering the facts correlate with the analysis phase.
Read MorePerformance Review Institute (PRI) Registrar recognizes Windwalker Group for having met the stringent requirements of these international standards, their ongoing commitment to satisfying stakeholders, and their dedication to continual improvement of their management system.
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Read MoreWindwalker’s Human Capital team is comprised of members of the academic community and experienced practitioners. They offer every client the ideal mix between practical HR know-how and the best evidence-based supporting guidelines.
Read MoreWe are excited to share that our amazing and new human development platform, WindwalkerXP™, has been awarded the Platinum Hermes Creative Award in recognition of outstanding work in the industry!
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Read MoreAmerican companies spend $160B+ annually on employee training but find that it is often time-consuming, expensive, and typically ineffective (Master, 2015).
Academic research shows that rapid technology advancements, a decrease in attention spans, and low learning retention are significant causes of waste. Training is so ineffective that, “…fewer than 15% of [learners] successfully apply what they learn; 80% of the content is forgotten within 30 days, and the figure jumps to 90% after a year” (Grovo, n.d.).
How do organizations imperatively combat such waste while unlocking their employee’s full potential?
Read MoreThroughout my 20+ years in the eLearning and distance learning industry, the question I seem to hear the most from clients or prospective clients, is: “What do you mean by Level 2 interactivity?” or “What’s a Level 1 course?” Sometimes we training professionals will just toss out a level number without really thinking through what that means to the person not all that familiar with eLearning creation. During my career, I’ve learned that depending on who you talk to, or who you read, or who you work with, there are varying levels of interactivity. Some folks swear by 3 levels of interactive eLearning courseware. Some tell me there are 5 levels. Windwalker over the years has worked with 4 levels of interactivity.
Read MoreWith Massachusetts legalizing the recreational use of cannabis for people 21 and older in 2016, the City of Boston established the Boston Cannabis Board in November of 2019 whose goal was to establish Boston as the model for how to create a system that fosters racial equity and inclusion in the new cannabis industry. As a registered Minority Owned Business, we understand the difference between Equality & Equity and are proud to support Boston’s Social Equity Program Initiative.
Read MoreWindwalker was pleased to award Officer Richard Tombello a Letter of Recognition under Windwalker’s PERFORMANCE RECOGNITION AWARDS.
Read MoreWindwalker Group, LLC (Windwalker) is a Small Business Administration 8(a)-Certified Minority/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (M/DBE), headquartered in Boston, MA. Founded in 1996, Windwalker has 25 years of experience in the private and public sectors, developing and delivering a diverse array of education and training products and services. We specialize in the development of training materials through our PADDIE model of design.
Read MoreOver the past few years, Windwalker has been instrumental in providing professional security advisory services to various clients throughout the Greater Boston Area. Most recently, these clients include Keolis Commuter Services, the Boston Cannabis Commission, the Nubian Square Development Association and Boston Global Investors. For these organizations, Windwalker conducted in person physical security assessments, reviewed architectural drafts, building renderings, and held question/answer sessions to develop an understanding of the current security posture and design method. Among the services provided to the above-named clients, the Windwalker team.
Read MoreYou don’t have to look very hard to find plenty of articles, blogs, or thought pieces on the state of the workforce these days. And having worked in the training field for over two decades now, I know that trying to provide learning and professional development opportunities to your workforce has been a challenge for a long time. It’s a constant that adult learning professionals have long been trying to solve.
Read MoreThe Boston Business Journal has named Herby Duverné among its honorees in its “The Movement Makers: Boston Business Journal's Power 50.”
Within the Greater Boston business community, there are many extraordinary individuals who are taking a stand, creating change, and taking actionable steps to work together to help Boston grow and be a place for equity, inclusion, and diverse point of views.
Read MoreMost people shut down immediately at the thought of enduring another training. Whether we force people to the classroom to watch slide after slide (or in our new world the Zoom room to watch slide after slide) or giving them an “engaging” eLearning course that, face it, oftentimes has them clicking through slide after slide, it’s become largely a passive activity. We’ll teach. You listen (and maybe answer a few emails).
Read MoreIn 2017, Windwalker partnered with MassDOT’s Aeronautics Division in order to accomplish their primary objective: develop a drone operations program that could provide support services to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, or “drones”) into MassDOT and MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) operations.
Read MoreWindwalker Group could not be more proud of our Principal and CEO, Herby Duverné being selected as one of the Boston Business Journal's 2021 Power 50 List: Movement Makers! Congratulations to all the fellow Boston selections past and present on making our city a better place!
To read the full article and find out more about the Movement Makers here: https://bit.ly/3FMssOO
Congratulations again Herby!
Mr. Macsata brings 25 years of organizational leadership with successful Homeland Security, Operations Management, Logistics, Marketing, and Human Resources experiences. As an Army Officer, he deployed to Baghdad from April 2005 – April 2006 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Nick served as the Commander of the 1st Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction). Nick also has private sector experience where he was a Global Product Manager achieving 165% of business unit sales goals while maximizing profitability.
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