RIT Symposium Conclusions
May 28, 2008 by Brian Butler and John Morelli | Filed under: 1, 2, 3-In the industry and in the workplace, Overview
There was consensus that environmental managers in the workplace are change agents who lead the workplace beyond compliance and ultimately towards sustainability.
Definition: A Change agent is a person whose presence or thought processes cause a change from the traditional way of handling or thinking about a problem.
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Environmental managers can do this by:
learning the business from the corporate level to the facility level and knowing
effectively using EHS management systems and the system’s components.
making the business case (i.e., identifying opportunities and impacts to the bottom line) and using business tools (i.e., quality tools, lean thinking, six sigma)
understanding the formal and informal organizational structure
using risk-based thinking
consensus building
proactively educating others
actively crafting their own jobs within the organization
Environmental managers must also take responsibility for their profession and must actively craft their own job.
You can view the symposium powerpoint HERE.
