Bill Sims, Jr., is President of The Bill Sims Company, Inc. For more than 30 years, Bill has created positive reinforcement systems that have helped large and small firms to inspire better performance from employees and increase bottom line profits. He is a world renowned keynote speaker and recently was selected as one of the…
It’s an honor to be published once again in EHS News…here’s a link…enjoy… https://ohsonline.com/articles/2021/04/01/lessons-learned-launching-a-safety-incentive-program.aspx?admgarea=news
As the Pandemic loosens its grip on the world, I hope you and yours are well and safe. My family and I all have the vaccine and our health, for which we are very thankful, while we are mindful in our prayers for those who suffered greatly and those who we lost. Let us all…
Thanks for sharing this story Robert… another touching reminder of the importance of safety & positive reinforcement in our lives. – Bill Sims Robert’s Story: I was in attendance at your opening ceremony in Spokane, WA on the 26th and later that day I attended another session. Just for the record, I am new…
Bill Sims, Jr, President of Bill Sims Company and Ben WIlson, Managing Director of Wilson Consulting Group announced the formation of Global Safety Institute, at www.globalsafetyinstitute.org. The purpose of the organization is stated as follows: “We created the Global Safety Institute because we needed a better way to measure organisations true safety performance, we needed…
The questions now being asked by business leaders around the world are very similar. How can we succeed now and into the future? How can we future proof our business? Changes within the marketplace as well as the competitive environment are occurring more rapidly than ever before. As an organization, how do we survive? Better…
Chris, Brandon and Javier were my best employees when I worked as a superintendent years ago… Javier was a devoted “family man” who seldom consumed alcohol and regularly encouraged other employees to go home to their families instead of going to the bar on Fridays to wind down. Chris had a wife and two small…
Got this letter from the president of a midwestern energy company . . . I was in your breakout session in Fort Worth at the NRECA Safety Summit a few weeks ago. Actually, I just finished your book a few minutes ago. I started reading it late yesterday at work. I really enjoyed the book, in…
It’s a business no-brainer that happy employees make better employees. But how do you get happy employees to deliver their best work on a consistent basis? It requires employees to move beyond simple compliance of workplace rules and become truly committed to the jobs they do. And moving people to commitment requires positive reinforcement in…
Just got this email and wanted to share it with you. Thanks “A” for sending it and yes, I certainly want you to keep me posted on your progress . . . B Good morning! (Super busy day in my ER patient access life and yes it is now 4:35pm)… Thank you for your words…
Bill, I enjoyed your Raffles Sacramento presentation, you gave me some great ideas to work with. Also I was impressed with your time keeping, you kept the show moving. So here’s the story you asked me to email you. I use to work for Nestle in the UK and we had a factory canteen that…
The best leadership tips often come from the stories of great leaders. In this story You’ll see how George Washington’s leadership tip was to put his troops first. Travel with me, if you will, to 1777, to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. George Washington has just suffered another brutal defeat by the British Army, who have conquered…
The best leadership strategies are the ones that cause you to be better at developing committed employees. Employee performance is that extra something you’ve been looking for to move profitability, quality, safety and customer satisfaction to the next level. The secret to great leadership strategies begins with positive reinforcement. Now, I’m not talking about employee…
Every leader wants to know how to design their business for success, but what few realize is that business is behavior. That means that in order to improve the results you’re getting, you have to change the behavior of the people who come to work everyday. Think about this: Your organization is perfectly designed to…
Positive Reinforcement Systems For Leadership Development Every leader or manager’s nightmare is a recognition program that is perceived as playing favorites. We’ve all heard employees or coworkers remark about how they do twice the work of someone else, but the other person makes more money. When we survey employees and management of different companies,…
How To Get Results From Employees Employee performance is a key element in the success of any business. Every leader wants to know how to get results from employees. Every leader wants employees who are committed, but in order to have committed employees who deliver the results we need in business we have to…
Leadership Development Systems Leadership Development Systems are crucial for the success of any business. Management style plays a key role in employee engagement and ultimately in the employees attitude towards the business and it’s customers, quality, safety, etc… Harnessing The Remarkable Power Of Positive Reinforcement. Leadership development is crucial for every business. It doesn’t matter…
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION IS AS IMPORTANT AS A PAYCHECK I was asked to travel to Puerto Rico to give a keynote presentation to a group of CEOs. After arriving at the airport in San Juan, I had to board a bus and take a two hour trip through the jungle to get to the resort where I…
How To Change Employee Behavior Bill Sims first book “Green Beans and Ice Cream” is garnering rave reviews and is available at Greenbeanleadership.com and on Amazon.com I would like to thank you for taking just a few minutes to chat with me about Leadership development and how it affects employee behavior. The words “I quit” have…
How leadership affects behavior Leadership always has an affect on Employee behavior, but great leadership understanding how to use Positive reinforcement in the workplace to reinforce the behaviors that drive profitability. Positive reinforcement may seem like an obvious thing for a good leader or manager to do. Seriously, who doesn’t know that you should tell your…
How do your employees behave when you’re not looking? It is clear that in most work environments, there is a gap between employee and management. There tends to be a lack of openness and trust on the part of the employees, and a lack of involvement and understanding on the part of the management. Often, this leads…
Some anonymous soldier once observed that when bad things happen to the leadership, somthing bad inevitably happens to the soldiers in his command. The principle was immortalized in an expression about the stuff that rolls downhill. For many people, the things that “roll downhill” are expected to be unpleasant, negative, or punishing. This is why…
In an award winning Super Bowl commercial, Reebok poked fun at “tough guy” leadership styles. “We asked Reebok to help us improve office productivity, we had no idea how effective their methods would be” says the CEO in the commercial. Next we see a bunch employees goofing off only to be mauled and tackled by Terry…
Join Me at VPPPA and Get a Free Book! Get a unique, front-line, results-focused take on leadership and learn how thousands of companies become more productive. [message_box title=”BILL SIMS – VPPPA WORKSHOP” color=”yellow”]”Green Beans & Ice Cream: The End of Lagging Indicator Incentives as We Know Them.” – August 27th at 1pm.[/message_box] Please join me…
This week I received some great feedback from a friend in Australia who is spreading the “Green Beans & Ice Cream” message to the leadership in his company. Stephen works as a business improvement adviser for a company in Australia and shared a wonderful story with me of what happened to him while he was waiting…