I have worked with several EHS departments to increase their performance and cohesiveness. In partnership, we’ve addressed performance beyond simply meeting regulatory compliance, examining ways that they can integrate EHS deeper into the organization and impact sustainability and CSR. In all of these engagements, I have started by getting the EHS management system up-to-snuff and firing on all cylinders. Beyond the EHSMS, we then focused on:
- Team vision: developing a strong vision based in the team’s collective wisdom.
- Communication skills: strengthening internal and external communication and generating alignment.
- Team learning: developing mechanisms for feedback, analysis, and integration.
- Systems thinking: strengthened skills in systems ID and mapping.