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… New Hire Training New Hire Training BY Tom Spencer , Ph.D. Download PDF file With the economy on the upswing and new jobs not far behind, organizations will once again be significantly investing in new-hire training. Will they turn to conventional methods that leave new employees …
… the Way the World Works Heroes for Humanity: Using the Science of Behavior Analysis to Change the Way the World Works BY Gail Snyder Download PDF file Bart Weetjens wanted to do something to benefit the world, and using his ‘HeroRATs’ he is doing just that. The technology of rat training is based on the science of behavior analysis. As practitioners here at ADI, we know its power to change the world. … wasn’t satisfied with his career. He felt the drive to do something to alleviate human suffering. Princess Diana explained that even a suspicion of land mines prevented development of vast areas of land. Her appeal for new ways to detect …
… follow the regulations and/or don’t use the equipment properly. From skipping steps in a confined space entry procedure to failing to wear PPE at the appropriate time to not drinking enough water to prevent heat stress, getting people to do the … to maximize safety. There are some obvious behaviors that supervisors, managers and executives need to do to create and sustain excellence in safety. What leaders say about safety, how they prioritize safety both in words and actions, how quickly they deal with hazardous conditions, etc. are all straight-forward examples of leader behaviors that need to be done with quality and consistency. But there are also less …
… must begin with leadership. That was the case for one of the 20th largest banks in America as they signed on with ADI to train more than 2500 bank managers in a behavior-based performance management system called Precision Leadership®. This training was part of a broader engagement that included coaching for senior leaders and upward feedback through ADI’s … at the end of this document. Precision Leadership Survey vs. Engagement Survey Statistical Significance 99.9% certainty that if someone scores higher on the Precision Leadership Survey , they will score higher on the Engagement Survey. …
… by clinical psychology. “I thought that I must find out more about the applications of learning theory in companies,” he said. He had no idea at the time that his quest for information would eventually take him on a journey to America and beyond. … Performance Management Magazine and the Journal for Organizational Behavior Management (JOBM). Then one day, my professor said, ‘You should go and see those people in America.’ The first person I met was Aubrey and he was so kind that he asked me … validity. “They didn’t really know much about it or really understand it, but I was convinced by the literature,” he explains. “I had to in fact shape the community here in my direction so that they understood what I was proposing.” The Ph.D. …
… Ph.D. Download PDF file There are many practice areas in safety where subject matter experts, consultants and performers fail to appreciate what each has to offer the other. This article addresses two such systems commonly in use today: … plant in India that killed thousands in a nearby residential district. Its focus is to ensure that good engineering, maintenance and operating practices reduce the chance of a severe process-related event. Typical activities associated with PSM include Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), developing and maintaining sound operating procedures, training of personnel, mechanical integrity testing, procedures for dealing with …
… Are Women Really the Fairer Sex? Gender and Ethics at Work Are Women Really the Fairer Sex? Gender and Ethics at Work BY Darnell Lattal, Ph.D. Download PDF file Watch your thoughts, they become words. … and behave differently than men when making ethical decisions? America’s roster of those indicted for corporate fraud contains mostly men, but men have historically been in the majority as top executives. That reality is changing. Although the …
… A Culture of Safety Ownership at Malt-O-Meal A Culture of Safety Ownership at Malt-O-Meal BY Gail Snyder Download PDF file MOM Brands, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, began an American culinary tradition when … wasn't deterred. He met with Bob Johnston, the corporate director of safety. “Bob has been a big proponent of BBS." I said, "I'm just not getting the traction. We just don't seem to have the culture of safety. We talk about it and do some of … and seemed capable of taking us where we were trying to go. We wanted to ensure we had a program that could be applied against any system we were trying to improve. It needed to provide consistent reinforcement for the right behavior for any …
… An Executive View: Dr. Heinz G. Buschang, Formerly of Kodak An Executive View: Dr. Heinz G. Buschang, Formerly of Kodak BY Gail Snyder Download PDF file In the early 1980s when Heinz G. Buschang first heard about behavioral management, he wasn’t … that time) who attended the session, Buschang remembers, “I was one of the skeptics.” Even after completing a two-week training session, Buschang wasn’t sold on the process that focuses on identifying, measuring, providing feedback, and … or otherwise. “The Colorado division gave us a choice about whether we wanted to do this in our groups. I initially said no. And so I was a hold-out,” he says. The “Aha” Moment An undergraduate degree in chemistry and physics, an MBA …
… you don’t have to be outgoing, overly friendly, or the life of the party to establish yourself as a sincere, positive, and fair manager or leader. Positive employee-management relationships include mutual trust and respect as a foundation for a … and ask recipient(s) to state an understanding of the expectations. Listen. Use active listening skills such as maintaining eye contact, using appropriate facial expressions, paraphrasing, and asking questions to demonstrate …
… always have to include negative consequences? In too many cases, accountability translates into disciplinary action against the frontline worker(s) directly tied to the incident (such as verbal and written warnings, suspension, and even … on the part of management, engineers, and executives contribute as well. A simple example is a frontline employee who fails to put on fall protection when working at height and experiences an injury as a result. On the surface it seems reasonable to blame the worker if he has been trained and clear expectations have been set that fall protection must be used. However, a closer analysis reveals that the …
… providing feedback around quality or customer service each and every day while doing the same for safety only monthly, praising and celebrating good on-time performance even when safety short cuts were used. In safety, it isn’t just what is … for long periods of time without incidents, despite having a less-than-safe work environment. This statistical fact works against keeping safety a priority. Managers and supervisors can do nothing around safety for a period of time and be … performance, quality, etc. Those objectives tend to have much more sensitive measures and thus more immediate and certain consequences for management behavior. In the context of these other important business objectives (and their powerful …
… An Executive View: Dennis Sadlowski An Executive View: Dennis Sadlowski BY Gail Snyder Download PDF file Dennis Sadlowski , the former president and chief executive officer of Siemens Energy & … roles has afforded him both a birds-eye view and a ground-level perspective of the best practices for creating and sustaining a positive and aligned corporate culture. Here he shares insights on lessons learned—valuable information for anyone in a leadership position. How do organizations create a sustainable culture ? Interestingly, up until recently, I tried throughout my leadership tenure not to use the word culture …
… accounting scandals, executive departures (voluntary and otherwise), and billion dollar losses, the AOL-Time Warner affair became known as the largest merger in American history and also the largest M&A failure. “The enduring debate is whether the deal collapsed because the concept was flawed at the start or because the cultures were too different and the execution of the merger was a failure,” Jerry L. Bewkes, chief of Time Warner told Tim Arango, author of the NYT article “How the AOL-Time Warner Merger …
… nation’s worst in 40 years, left 29 men dead. As people across the country listened for an explanation, Massey Energy Co. Chairman & CEO Don Blankenship reported that the company’s mines have better safety records than the industry as a whole, with … safety of the miners solely in the hands of the inspectors? In the background we hear the usual chorus, the mythology that maintains the status quo. “Mining is a dangerous business. Aren’t death and injury to be expected?” and “Isn’t that why miners …