Jun
02
2015
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....
May
26
2015
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...
May
11
2015
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...
Apr
07
2015
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...
Sep
20
2014
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...
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....
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...
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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Sep
14
2012
”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over...
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