Speakers
Day 3 Keynote Speaker
Green Beans & Ice Cream
The Definitive Recipe for
Employee Engagement, Motivation and Recognition
Bill Sims, Jr., is the President of The Bill Sims Company, Inc. For more than 40 years, the Bill Sims Company has created behavior based recognition programs that have helped large and small firms to inspire better performance from employees and increase bottom line profits. Bill is currently writing a book entitled Green Beans & Ice Cream-The Definitive Recipe for Employee Engagement, Motivation and Recognition, which is based on this seminar and his experience having built more than 1,000 recognition programs since. More than 1,000 firms have benefited from consulting with Bill, including Dupont, Siemens VDO, Coca-Cola, Disney, and Ford, to name a few. The presentation is popular in many countries and industries with proven success of reducing injuries with no injury hiding saving undue workman's compensations. This presentation has achieved extremely high ratings from all over the world as keynote presentation in the USA, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Europe, and in the Middle East in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
This 60-minute presentation explores the role of recognition as it relates to changing employee behavior. We will focus extensively on the mechanisms needed for successful behavior-based safety recognition and consider areas that are often overlooked.
During the seminar, participants will learn about:
- The pitfalls of using downstream or trailing indicators: focusing on accident rates instead of safety successes
- The benefits of using upstream or leading indicators: implementing proactive, prevention-focused programs
- The dynamics of PICS, NICS and the ABC analysis of Human Behavior
- How to prevent pencil whipping and negative reinforcement during observations
- Why observers often fail to give meaningful feedback and what to do about it
Participants will obtain the keys to designing a program that produces changed behavior without encouraging injury hiding. We’ll also consider the causes of injury hiding in detail and how your company can avoid the “bloody pocket syndrome.”
Finally, the seminar addresses recognition for the middle manager--who is usually left out. We’ll demonstrate ways to involve the middle managers in the design and implementation of your program without “overwhelming” them with yet another job task.
What Others are Saying About Bill Sims
2006 Safety Seminar hosted by THOMCO Insurance in Atlanta, GA:
“Bill Sims was one of 14 presenters at our 2 ½ day seminar. His presentation was lively, informative and thought -provoking. He received the highest review of all 14 speakers…”
-- Howard J. Handler, Senior Vice President
THOMCO/The American Agency Division
2006 National Conference of the Volunteer Protection
Program Participants Association in Orlando, FL:
- 100% of the participants rated the workshop the top-two scores of “EXCELLENT” or “GOOD” for meeting their informational needs and expectations.
- 100% of participants said they would recommend the presentation for next year’s conference.
2006 Professional Development Conference of the American Society
of Safety Engineers, Region VI, in Myrtle Beach, SC:
“Your participation and presence …exemplifies the spirit of professionalism we have come to rely upon from our selected speakers and presenters.”
OSHA, Office of Maritime Standards
- 95% of the participants rated the workshop the top-two scores of “SUPERIOR” or “EXCELLENT” in providing current and relevant information.
- 100% of the participants rated the presenters’ knowledge of the subject as “SUPERIOR” or “EXCELLENT.”
2006 Georgia Safety, Health & Environmental Conference in Atlanta, GA:
Here’s what participants had to say:
“Great session, very informative. Speaker was very enthusiastic.”
“Best meeting of the conference...”
- 95% of the participants rated the workshop the top-two scores of “EXCELLENT” or “GOOD”
2006 Fall Conference of the Council on Union Free Environment in Savannah, GA:
- 84% of the participants rated the workshop the top-two scores of “OUTSTANDING” or “EXCELLENT” overall.
- 93% of the participants rated the presentation the top-two scores of “5” or “4” for the extent the ideas and information presented had values for their work.
Find out more about Bill Sims at: billsims.com/seminars.htm