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Employee Engagement: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry?

May 4, 2014 by Bill Sims 3 Comments

Employee Engagement: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry?

imageGuest article by Bill Sims, Jnr. You will find his articles quirky, refreshing, thought provoking and just plain fun to read. Who would write a book called “Green Beans & Ice Cream – The Definitive Recipe for Employee Engagement, Motivation and Recognition”? –… Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Lead and Lag Indicators, Safety Incentives, Semiotics Tagged With: cultural problems, lagging indicators, positive reinforcement, safety culture, safety cultures, Safety Incentives, unsafe behaviors

Injury Hiding-How do you stop it?

November 6, 2013 by Bill Sims 1 Comment

Injury Hiding-How do you stop it?

By Bill Sims Jr. – See the rest of Bill’s Articles Here

flesh wound"I’ve inherited a safety incentive program that rewards people for lagging indicators and I’m worried there maybe injury hiding. How can I shift it to become behavior based?"

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Filed Under: Safety Incentives Tagged With: BBS, behaviour based safety, injury hiding, Safety, safety culture, Safety Incentives, safety manager

Zero Injuries Is Not Your Goal

February 12, 2013 by Bill Sims Leave a Comment

Zero Injuries Is Not Your Goal

By Bill Sims, Jr. Our new guest writer – see more of his work here

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zero harmIt was 1981, and I was in Danville, Virginia. I followed Tom, the safety director thru the dark old textile … Learn more >>>>>

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