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Workforce Development System

CHOICES

A behavioral operating standard for your whole organization.
CHOICES creates one shared standard for how people work, across employees, supervisors, and leaders. The workbook delivers it, certified instructors deploy it, and an organizational license makes it your standard.

Behavioral operating standardTwo tiers20 modulesOrganizational licensingFrontline to leadership

One standard, three ways in

  • Workbook: the delivery mechanism
  • Certified instructor: the deployment mechanism
  • Organizational license: the product
  • 20 modules across two tiers
  • Any role, level, or U.S. industry
Who it is for

Built for organizations that set a standard

Healthcare organizationsHuman resourcesWorkforce development programsFrontline teamsSupervisors & managersEducational institutionsGovernment organizationsService organizations
The stakes

Two workforce gaps most training does not close

Most organizations run two kinds of training. Both fall short, for the same reason. Most employees are capable; the issue is whether behavior, execution, and standards are reinforced as one system.

The Foundation Gap

People understand the standard, but the behavior is missing. People don’t own their choices, teams fracture at the human level, trust erodes, and good people leave.

The Execution Gap

People know what to do, but it isn’t happening consistently. Work gets done but not completed, hand-offs drop under pressure, and strong performers stall.

Capability that never becomes performance

Train one without the other and the result is the same. CHOICES sets one standard that closes both gaps, and holds it across the organization.

How it works

How CHOICES becomes your standard

One standard, delivered, deployed, and owned at the level that fits you.

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The workbook delivers it

Self-contained participant workbooks carry the standard into the work, the same day.

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The instructor deploys it

Certified CHOICES Instructors deliver and sustain the standard inside your organization.

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The license makes it yours

An organizational license turns CHOICES into your shared behavioral standard at scale.

The architecture

The complete CHOICES system

Twenty modules. Two tiers. One unified standard from professional foundation to reliable performance.

Tier 2
Workforce Performance System
9 behavioral Cores. Makes performance reliable. Execution → Sustainability → Growth
BUILDS ON ↑
Tier 1
Ethics for the Workplace
9 modules + 2 supplementals. Makes performance possible. Foundation → Conduct → Standards

Tier 2 builds on Tier 1. 1st Choices is the prerequisite for every Core.

Tier 1

The foundation

The professional standard every performance system depends on: conduct, judgment, and the choices people make under pressure. Ethics for the Workplace: 9 modules plus 2 supplementals.

Ethical Foundation , Understanding your choices

1st Choices

The prerequisite premise: behavior is a choice, not a given. The decision anchor every other module reinforces.

Ethics at Work

Turning personal integrity into consistent, everyday on-the-job decisions.

Professional Conduct , How you treat others

Freedom from Disruptive Behavior

Removing the conduct that fractures teams and drives good people out.

Courtesy

The everyday professional respect that keeps teams functioning under pressure.

Emotional Maturity

Responding instead of reacting: composure when the work gets hard.

Professional Standards , How you show up for work

Conscientiousness

Doing the whole job right, not just the easy parts.

Trustworthiness

Becoming the person the team and the customer can rely on.

Long-Term Job Commitment

The mindset that turns a job into a career.

Safe Job Performance

Making safety a personal standard, not just a posted rule.

Supplementals

Psychological Safety

Building the conditions where people speak up, flag problems early, and contribute fully.

Healing Trauma

Supporting employees carrying past trauma so it does not quietly derail performance.

A version built for healthcare transporters

Ethics for the Workplace is also offered in an edition designed specifically for healthcare transporters. In that form it serves as the CHT-2 behavioral, ethics, and judgment component within the Certified Healthcare Transporter (CHT) credential. The full CHOICES standard remains industry-agnostic.

Tier 2

The performance system

Nine behavioral Cores that turn capability into reliable execution. Each Core is a named, repeatable system used the same day, not a concept to memorize.

Execution , What you do every day

Accountability & Ownership

Owning the outcome, not just completing the task.

Clear Communication

A structure for being understood when the pressure is high.

Time & Workflow Discipline

Priority, throughput, and finishing what gets started.

Decision-Making

A repeatable framework for sound decisions under pressure.

Sustainability , How long you last

Burnout Prevention & Recovery

Catching burnout at Stage 1, not Stage 4, keeping performance consistent.

Adaptability & Change

Staying effective when the work changes underneath you.

Professional Growth , Where you go

Professional Presence

Showing up in a way that earns trust and visibility.

Teamwork & Collaboration

Making work connect across roles and hand-offs.

Leadership Readiness

Demonstrating the behaviors that make someone promotable.

What it delivers

What the standard delivers

Not awareness: assets people carry into the work the same day, compounding across every module.

Behavioral Systems

A named, four-part system in every module: structures to use repeatedly.

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Decision Frameworks

Named processes for judgment under pressure: the ITC Decision Model, Stay-Fix-Leave, and more.

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Execution Tools

20+ concrete tools: Start-Verify-Finish, the hand-off contract, the shift recovery plan.

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Career Signals

The visible behaviors organizations use to identify advancement candidates.

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A Shared Professional Standard

One common language for conduct and performance across the whole workforce.

Deployment options

Four ways to put CHOICES to work

Start with one person or set the standard for the whole organization.

Individual Development

Workbook-based development for individuals.

Instructor-Led Delivery

Delivered by Certified CHOICES Instructors.

Organizational Implementation

Workforce-wide deployment through organizational licensing.

Train-the-Trainer

Develop internal instructors to sustain the standard.

The product

Organizational Licensing

Organizations license CHOICES to create a shared behavioral standard across employees, supervisors, and leaders. CHOICES provides a scalable framework for onboarding, workforce development, leadership preparation, and organizational consistency.

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Organizational Licensing Available. Pricing provided on request.

What a license gives you

  • Standardized onboarding
  • Consistent expectations
  • Reduced behavioral variability
  • Improved accountability
  • Leadership development pathway
  • Scalable workforce growth

Built to outlast turnover

Organizations continuously onboard new employees. CHOICES gives them a repeatable standard that supports current staff and every future hire, so consistency holds even as the workforce changes.

By the numbers

What the gap costs, and what closing it is worth

These are U.S. workforce figures from independent research, shown to size the problem CHOICES addresses. They are not outcomes of the program. Verify current figures before major use.

What the gap costs (U.S.)

50–200%
of annual salary to replace one employee
Source: SHRM, Gallup
~75%
of voluntary turnover is preventable
Source: Work Institute
~18%
of salary lost in productivity per disengaged employee
Source: Gallup
~$1T
lost to voluntary turnover in the U.S. each year
Source: Gallup

The frontline reality (U.S.)

~60%
annual frontline turnover
Source: McKinsey
~$50K
average frontline pay, about $24/hr
Source: Talroo, 2025
~$7,000
to replace each frontline worker
Source: Fountain, 2025

The value of getting it right (engaged vs. disengaged teams)

+23%
profitability
Source: Gallup meta-analysis
+18%
productivity
Source: Gallup meta-analysis
18–43%
lower turnover
Source: Gallup meta-analysis
Illustrative

What turnover costs one 50-person frontline department

50 people×~60% turnover=~30 exits×~$7,000 each=~$210K / year

Sources: McKinsey (turnover), Fountain (replacement cost). Prevent even a few of those departures and the program pays for itself many times over.

Business outcomes

What changes when the standard holds

Improved accountability

People own outcomes, not just tasks.

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Better communication

Cleaner hand-offs and fewer dropped details.

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Reduced workplace conflict

Shared conduct standards lower friction.

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Stronger professional judgment

Better decisions when the pressure is high.

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Improved supervisor readiness

A visible pipeline of promotable people.

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Better execution consistency

The work gets finished, repeatably.

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Enhanced customer and patient experience

Reliable behavior reaches every interaction.

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Stronger workplace culture

One standard people can count on.

Pricing

Workbooks, instructor certification, and licensing

Ethics for the Workplace

Tier 1 participant workbook

Digital workbook$99
Print workbook$149
Get the workbook

CHOICES Instructor

Certification to deliver internally

Virtual certification$1,995
Live certification$2,495
Become an instructor

Organizational Licensing

Make CHOICES your standard

Workforce-wide licenseRequest pricing
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Where it is going

The Healthcare Workforce Standard™

CHOICES is the foundation of a broader standard, with editions for specific workforces. Healthcare Transport is available today as the CHT-2 component; the others are planned.

FoundationPlannedHealthcare TransportAvailable now (CHT-2)Environmental Services (EVS)PlannedLeadershipPlanned
Get started

Build a workforce standard that scales

Whether you are onboarding new employees, developing supervisors, or creating a consistent organizational culture, CHOICES provides the framework, tools, and behavioral standards to support long-term workforce performance.

One standard, end to end

  • A shared behavioral standard
  • Consistent onboarding and expectations
  • A leadership development pathway
  • Scalable across the workforce
  • Sustained through turnover

Original curriculum by Jorie W. Philippi. New modules and system by Donald Sipp Jr., Impact Training Company.

FAQ

Common questions

What is CHOICES?
CHOICES is a workforce development system and behavioral operating standard. It gives an organization one shared standard for conduct, execution, and judgment across employees, supervisors, and leaders, built from two tiers and 20 modules.
What are the two tiers?
Tier 1, Ethics for the Workplace, is the professional foundation: 9 modules plus 2 supplementals. Tier 2 is the Workforce Performance System: 9 behavioral Cores. Tier 2 builds on Tier 1.
Do we have to start with Tier 1?
Yes. 1st Choices in Tier 1 is the prerequisite premise for every Tier 2 Core. The foundation is what makes the performance system reliable.
Who is CHOICES for?
Healthcare organizations, HR and workforce development teams, educational and government institutions, and service organizations, for anyone from frontline staff through supervisors and leaders.
How is CHOICES deployed?
Four ways: individual workbook-based development, instructor-led delivery by Certified CHOICES Instructors, workforce-wide organizational licensing, and train-the-trainer to build internal instructors.
What do participants walk away with?
Named behavioral systems, decision frameworks, 20+ execution tools, clear career signals, and one shared professional standard they use the same day.
Is there a version for healthcare transporters?
Yes. Ethics for the Workplace is offered in a transporter edition that serves as the CHT-2 component of the Certified Healthcare Transporter credential. The full CHOICES standard stays industry-agnostic.
What does CHOICES cost?
Ethics for the Workplace workbooks are $99 digital and $149 print. CHOICES Instructor certification is $1,995 virtual and $2,495 live. Organizational licensing is available; request pricing for your organization.
What does CHOICES Instructor certification authorize?
Certification authorizes internal delivery of CHOICES within your organization. It does not grant ownership of the content, or reproduction, resale, or external consulting rights, and it remains active only while your organization maintains an active CHOICES license.
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Tell us about your organization and where the breakdown is, and we’ll map CHOICES to your workforce, from workbooks to instructor certification to an organizational license.

Prefer email? Write to info@ImpactTrainingCompany.com.

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