GBL Blog

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...

22
Jan
Think about it. We can try our best to give specific, focused reinforcement all day long. But if people don’t trust us, our re- inforcement...

22
Jan
Proper employee engagement is critical; sometimes conventional methods need to be re-examined to ensure the right effect. While surveying the employees of one of the top...

20
Jan
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...
Sep
14
2012
A young employee came up with an idea that added a million dollars to our bottom line. How do we reward him for the contribution? Do we even have to? Read the story on Inc Magazine's Blog . ....
Sep
03
2012
I recently borrowed from my local library the new book Spark, a very clearly written and insightful book by a Canadian journalist with a Masters degree in engineering from MIT. Based in Ottawa, Canada, Frank Koller has shared an...
Sep
03
2012
In recent years, hundreds of schools have made these transactions more businesslike, experimenting with paying kids with cold, hard cash for showing up or getting good grades or, in at least one case, going another day without getting pregnant....
Aug
16
2012
I am greatly honored that you have taken the time to explore our ideas in positive reinforcement and behavior change … and I hope this keepsake reminds you of some of the things you have learned.
It’s also a practical...