Podcast appearances and mentions of bill sims jr

“The number one driver of employee safety engagement, performance improvement, quality, and productivity is not a t-shirt, a ball cap, a pizza party, nor is it a bigger 4011k plan or even working from home. The single biggest driver of employee morale, engagement, and mental health is when my boss looks me in the eye and sincerely says, ‘Bill, here's what you did for safety. You reported that near hit. You capped the rebar, and here's why that matters. You let one of your coworkers go home safe tonight.'”-- Bill Sims, Jr., President at The Bill Sims Company and Keynote SpeakerAfter extensive experience as a leadership and educational speaker, Bill Sims, Jr. has dialed in one base principle that improves safety, morale, and employee motivation. By positively reinforcing desired behaviors, employees are safer and more productive, fostering a growing culture for company-wide change.Join us as we interview Bill on his journey to this realization and learn from his experiences implementing his ideas at large and small companies, both in construction and outside the industry. Sometimes, truly disruptive ideas like positive reinforcement come from other areas of life and, when applied elsewhere, create massive change.Topics discussed in this interview:- Positive reinforcement in a construction setting- Why apply this concept to job site safety?- Focusing on construction as the next major area of opportunity for innovation- What really motivates behavior change?- Lessons learned from experiments and attempts- What motivators are most effective?- How do different generations respond to different methods of motivation?- What does working with Bill Sims, Jr. look like?- Consequences and behavior modification- The role of company culture- Teaching leadership at Disney- Safety unicorns?- Rapid fire questionsVisit Bill's website to learn more, hire him to speak, or pick up a copy of his book, Green Beans and Ice Cream.For more Construction Disruption, listen on Apple Podcasts or YouTubeConnect with us on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedInThis episode was produced by Isaiah Industries, Inc.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Green beans? Ice cream? Love? If none of this makes sense, you'll just have to listen to the episode to find out what Bill Sims has to say about the NUMBER ONE driver of employee engagement.

Paychecks reinforce one behavior from your team members: showing up to work daily. But does it ensure their voluntary effort in giving their best safety, productivity, and quality-wise? Absolutely not; the only way to guarantee team members' commitment to excellence at work is through positive reinforcement, coaching, and servant leadership. This week, I'm joined by the brilliant Bill Sims Jr., world-renowned Keynote Speaker, President of the Bill Sims Company, Author of "Green Beans and Ice Cream. The Remarkable Power of Positive Thinking," and Positive Reinforcement advocate. With over 30 years of experience in the field, Bill worked with companies like Dupont, Coca-Cola, Siemens, and Disney to create and reinforce a safety, excellence, and accountability culture. Throughout our conversation, Bill explains why leaders must learn to provide and measure positive reinforcement and what are the best ways to provide it. He talks about how writing a book about what he thought was wrong in the employee reinforcement recognition field transformed him into a motivational speaker. Additionally, Bill shares practical ways leaders can use to demonstrate a genuine interest in their team members, talks about the three rocks that support his world, explains why his goal in safety is going beyond zero injuries, and more. Tune in and make sure you deliver the ice cream to your team after they eat all the green beans. Some Questions I Ask: What led you to do the work you do today? (2:40)What are the best ways to provide positive reinforcement? (9:00) In This Episode, You Will Learn: The three rocks that support Bill's world (4:20)About the systems and tools every leader must have in place to provide positive reinforcement (9:30)Questions every leader should ask to establish and demonstrate a genuine interest in their team (13:00)When you should never give negative reinforcement or coaching feedback (17:50)Why every company's goal should be to reach a beyond-zero injury rate (25:00) Connect with Bill: WebsiteLinkedInBook: Green Beans & Ice Cream Becoming Your Best Resources: Becoming Your Best WebsiteBecoming Your Best University WebsiteBecoming Your Best LibraryEmail: support@becomingyourbest.comBook: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful LeadersBook: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your PerformanceFacebook Group – Conquer Anxiety Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn the secrets to an effective safety incentives program from Bill Sims Jr., a safety leader with more than 30 years of experience. He explains the difference between a poorly designed safety program and a behavior-based safety incentives program, and what you need to know about positive reinforcement.

Learn the secrets to an effective safety incentives program from Bill Sims Jr., a safety leader with more than 30 years of experience. He explains the difference between a poorly designed safety program and a behavior-based safety incentives program, and what you need to know about positive reinforcement.

On this Andy Hess interview, dealing with the fallout of divorce as a young kid living between 2 places... moving to NYC, starting from scratch and making it happen… working with Gov’t Mule, The Black Crowes, Audley Freed, John Scofield, Robben Ford, Sterling Campbell, Mike Landau, David Byrne, Brittney Spears, Joan Osborne, Bill Sims Jr., Leo Nocentelli… dealing with self-doubt, Buddhism and more. Andy’s love of music is beautifully expressed during this conversation, great guy incredibly sincere Andy Hess is an in-demand bass player who’s toured or recorded with John Scofield, Rosanne Cash, Joan Osborne, Leo Nocentelli, The Black Crowes, Michael Landau, Robben Ford, Bill Sims Jr. Steve Kimock, Adam Levy, Bernie Worrell, Gov’t Mule (5 LPs), Jeff Golub, Henry Butler, John Scofield, David Byrne, Gavin Degraw, Michael Lee Firkins, Tina Turner, Brittney Spears, Freedy Johnston, Shawn Colvin, Adam Levy, Jeff Golub, Larry Carlton & others. He’s also worked on Soundtracks for American Gangster & Disney’s Tangled Support this Show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support  Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/ 

Episode 56 is a momentous occasion, with the news that HiFi will close at the end of October 2017, this is the last time we will tape our show in our beloved home space.  Currently we are looking for another home and expect to return to a new space live in front of an audience in January of 2018. Christian & Shonali open the show with quality conversation about bunions, butts and adult day care. Our first guest is lawyer, environmental activist and national carryout bag expert Jennie Reilly Romer.  After helping San Francisco and Los Angeles enact laws on plastic bag policy, Jennie moved to New York with the mission of doing the same thing here.  She came really close!  Jennie explains why these thin plastic bags are so problematic, what we can do to help (plasticbaglaws.org); who is lobbying against the policy and how Christian did the wrong thing by putting the plastic bags in the recycling bin.  We salute Jennie on her work and look forward to her to running for New York City Council! Go Jennie.   With the news that HiFi will close at the end of October, we are excited celebrate the man who created this safe haven for indie rock n roll bands in the mid 90's, East Village neighbors in the 2000's  and podcasters and comedians in the late 2010's.  Here is a special interview with the owner of HiFi (formerly the legendary East Village rock club Brownies) Mike Stuto.  Find out about Mike's time as a club owner who had do idea what he was doing. There were good times (David Bowie, Debbie Harry, Mel Brooks) and bad (Sugar Ray, Milemarker) but Mike has always managed to this day to bring together a community that is heavily indebted to him for giving them a space to create, learn, unite, celebrate and collaborate.   After listening quiz: What band made Mike want to work in rock n' roll?  Our final guest is Grammy nominated singer and storyteller Chaney Sims.  Like Mike, Chaney is a native New Yorker and the East Village was her playground.  She is the daughter of a great blues musician, Bill Sims Jr. with whom she performs with in the Grammy Nominated Heritage Blues Orchestra.  Her recent solo performance of songs written from her Haiku 365 project at Joe's Pub was with a string orchestral accompaniment by Root Stock Republic.  The performance will be released as a live album recording soon. Listen to Chaney blow you away with her performances of Leadbelly's Go Down, Old Hannah and Nina Simone's C-Line Woman.  Have a great rest of the year and until our next show, do yourself a favor and binge on the many earlier episodes of We Don't Even Know.   

Our guest on today's show is the president of the Bill Sims Company for over 40 years they have created positive reinforcement systems helping large and small firms inspire better performance amongst their employees while increasing bottom line profits. Zero Injury Policy Originated Beginning in 1981 as Bill Sims, Jr. was walking through a textile company he noticed signs and posters that read, “Zero Injuries Our Goal” and “Target Zero Injuries” every place he went he would witness how many days since a last record of an injury and so on. The reason most companies and public entities have this policy as a goal is its been around for many many years and there hasn't been much reason or encouragement to change this goal of no injuries. It wasn't until the tragedy BP faced years ago known as the Horizon Disaster that Bill started to wonder if the Zero Injury policy wasn't the right goal for leaders of a company to have. This company was 7 years' injury free until on that tragic day when 11 people died on an oil rig – were they operating on the absence of accidents or the presence of safety? Having a ZERO INJURY Policy is setting up your workplace environment up for unsafe behaviors. Evidence That Zero Injuries is not the Goal Within your workplace are your practicing and preparing for an injury or fatality? Everyone is always taking shortcuts within companies whether its texting while driving or not following all of the safety procedures. The important thing Bill wants us to realize is that they way a business or entity is functioning is behavior and if you want to change your workplace results than you need to start implementing changes to the behaviors.

This week's playlist: • Overnight Sensation by the Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band, from Overnight Sensation (2008); available from CD Baby, Delta Groove Productions and the iTMS. Visit the band's official Website for more information. • Tell Me Why by Moreland & Arbuckle, from the compilation The Future of the Blues, Vol. 3 (2008); the track is from 1861 (2008). Both the compilation and 1861 are available from NorthernBlues.com, and 1861 is available from the iTMS. Visit KingsnakesBlues.com for more information. • Ragtop Cadillac by George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal, from Ain't The Worst That You Could Find (2000), available from CD Baby. A live version of Ragtop Cadillac is on the album Dangerous Things - Live (2005), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit GeorgeFletcher.com for more information. • Three Chords by Jimmie Bratcher, from Red (2005), available from his online store and the iTMS. Visit JimmieBratcher.com for more information. • Going Down That Road Feeling Bad, Gotta Go Down and Big Leg Woman, all by by Bill Sims Jr. and Mark LaVoie, and all from American Blues Roots Duo (2008); available from the iTMS. Visit BillSimsJr.com, Middlebury.net/LaVoie and this page at the Delta Groove Productions site for more information. • Raining Again by Blues Divine, from That's What It Takes (2007); available from CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit BluesDivine.com for more information. • Chesterfield County Jail by Mason Casey, from the compilation The Future of the Blues, Vol. 3 (2008); the track is from Sofa King Badass (2007). Both the compilation and Sofa King Badass are available from NorthernBlues.com, and Sof King Badass is available from the iTMS. Visit for more information. • I'm Single by The Billy Gibson Band, from Southern Livin' (2006), available from CD Baby, InsideSounds.com and the iTMS. Visit BillyGibson.com and the band's MySpace page for more information. Excellent sites to visit for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #136 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

BILL SIMS JR. and MARK LaVOIE have been playing their brand of front porch acoustic blues for almost 15 years. THE BELLEVILLE OUTFIT is startling six-piece ensemble from Austin, TX that�s mix of gypsy swing, big band jazz and cross-genre Americana.