GBL Blog
7
Apr
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...
7
Apr
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...
7
Apr
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...
10
Oct
Thanks for sharing this story Robert… another touching reminder of the importance of safety & positive reinforcement in our lives. – Bill Sims Robert’s...
17
Sep
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...
11
Mar
“While doing some spring cleaning, I came across this letter to OSHA from a few years back. As we all know, OSHA made lagging incentives illegal...
1
Feb
Buddy the golden retriever is an expert in behavior change and positive reinforcement. Buddy’s master is a perky lady named Misty who heard my Greenbean...
29
Aug
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...
16
Apr
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...
12
Mar
Got this letter from the president of a midwestern energy company . . . I was in your breakout session in Fort Worth at the NRECA...
Aug
10
2014
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....
Aug
10
2014
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Jul
09
2014
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...
May
28
2014
A couple of weeks ago, at my invitation, Bill attended Direct Supply’s 8th annual Loss Prevention Forum. The attendees included risk and safety professionals from 22 large long term care corporations (assisted living and skilled nursing) as well as...
Mar
08
2014
Here are the questions for the story – "Basic Training" – which will appear in the April issue of CANVAS magazine. The story looks at how companies can incubate new age employees and build the right team for their...
Oct
23
2013
I always enjoy hearing when readers liked “Green Beans and Ice Cream” so much that they had to share it.
Cindy Worell, a branch manager at Prospect Mortgage in Massachusetts, recently sent me an email saying she did just that.
Worell’s family has...
Aug
01
2013
The lights flickered and went out.
There I was, about to give my Green Beans & Ice Cream presentation at the American Society of Safety Engineers Seminar Fest, and it was completely dark.
My presentation was at the LVH, the Las...
Jul
18
2013
A new venture unfolds with The Paradies Group
When Greg Harmon with The Paradies Group invited me to a book signing at the Atlanta International Airport, I was honored. Both Charlotte and Atlanta are my “second home” as I connect...
Oct
13
2012
The ability to motivate employees is one of the greatest skills an entrepreneur can possess. Two years ago, I realized I didn’t have this skill. So I hired a CEO who did.
Josh had 12 years in the corporate world, which...
Oct
13
2012
From CBSNews
It's graduation time and once again we say "Stand back all bosses!" A new breed of American worker is about to attack everything you hold sacred: from giving orders, to your starched white shirt and tie. They are...
Sep
14
2012
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