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“What constitutes social behavior?” The general conception is that social interaction involves two organisms in some form of interaction with one another. Learn more about this behavior from our experts here!

It’s not the size of the reinforcer that matters. It’s the precision with which it’s programmed that’s more relevant, the contingency of it. Saul Axelrod, PhD

This month on Operant Innovations - Thought Leaders, we are back with Dr. Darnell Lattal as she answers tells us about her history with familial ties to the military after WW2 and the human rights movements and how that drove her to the field of behavior analysis. Ultimately, becoming one of the first women in the field of Organizational Behavior Manage

Ethics play a major role in the day to day of OMBers, and even impacts how they manage themselves. Read more about ethics in OBM here!

Join Operant Innovations as we talk with Dr. Nic Weatherly about the multiple program options at Florida Tech.

In unit 1 of this 3-unit course, Dr. Heather McGee defines behavioral systems analysis (BSA) and discusses how BSA fits into the context of the field of behavior analysis. Dr. McGee then introduces the three levels of systems analysis and presents various analysis tools and organizational intervention strategies as described by Rummler and Brache (1995)

How many times have you felt the need for better assessing staff or being fairly assessed? Have your expectations always been clearly stated at first? Do leaders have all the right tools to do so? Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) might have some answers. Dr. Byron Wine describes the basis of OBM, its impact on our daily lives, and how to better understand and measure it.

Applied Behavior Analysis is more than just a bag of tricks known as Discrete Trial Training, the VB-MAPP, and token systems. However, when we begin to conceptualize our science as such, we lose the fundamentals upon which we found them. We rely too heavily on them in practice, and we fail to individualize our services.

So you have questions about training in OBM? We have heard your questions and Ryan Curran and Dr. Allison King are here to answer those! Ryan and Allison will also be describing the current OBM Applied course and how the [BRAND NEW] OBM Specialist Certificate has taken your feedback and created this new certificate program!

Many leaders report using the “feedbacksandwich” method to deliver feedback, and some employees even claim to enjoy receiving it, but what effect does this method have on employee performance? This post will highlight some of the most recent evidence on methods of feedback, and why you may want to reconsider delivering that sandwich.

Janis Allen answers three burning questions regarding leadership skills (1) what do people think when they see you coming, (2) is there a recognition blackhole, and (3) should we use the sandwich method? 

Learn more about human behavior with Kelly Therrien in a recent interview on Viewpoint with Seeta and Friends from February 2, 2019. 

The organizational benefit is the alignment of pay/effort of employees to the company.  Byron Wine, PhD

Let's continue our exploration of the answer to this question - "What can I do with a degree in behavior analysis other than clinical work?". In a recent blog and infographic series, produced by Vince Bello & ABA Technologies, an exploration of the subfields and job titles of OBM were explored.

Today we are joined by Dr. Ramona Houmanfar, Dr. Matthew Lewon, Dr. Bethany Contreras, as well as two students. I have been excited to speak to this program for the plethora of opportunities they are offering, not only to their students but, the behavior analytic community at large. Listen today to learn about the faculty, research, practicum opportunities, and the student experience. You will not be disappointed.