Comments on: Building an Organizational Culture of Sustainability: Employee Engagement

By: 10 Best Practices for Building Green Teams - Because Green Is Just Smart - GreenSmartNow

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:54:53 +0000

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By: Jobs In Dubai

Jobs In Dubai — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:01:26 +0000

we have to build a mutual relationship on our employee always, try to create a scenario that both of you will benefit. win-win situation in other words.

By: Green Teams: Ten best practices for going green and engaging employees

Green Teams: Ten best practices for going green and engaging employees — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:42:05 +0000

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By: Neville

Neville — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:21:05 +0000

It's good to see this sort of discussion underway once again. As you likely know, we went through similar activities in the early 1990s in response to the Earth Summit, the UNEP and ICC Sustainable Development Initiatives, the impending EU Directives and Responsible Care Management Practices. The successful pursuit of sustainable development, as with any corporate process or program is predicated on a corporate culture that nourishes employee-focused initiatives. The guiding principle involves finding those aspects of the existing corporate culture that support sustainable development objectives. Then use the current vernacular to integrate the new processes into standard operating procedures. Within each company there are likely to be different cultures or perspectives on the corporate culture that prevail. Hence the need for a cross-functional team with each member supplying some specific cultural expertise. When the sustainability (green or eco) team understands and uses the integrative approach to pursuing new models and new practices, then they have a real chance for success. Of course, it also helps to have a senior level champion. The team can help the champion by providing him or her with the language needed to encourage people throughout the organization and give them a vision for success. It can be a challenging, fun, organic process.

By: Green Teams: Ten Best Practices for Engaging Employees in Sustainability « Green Impact

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:04:32 +0000

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By: Jason Wilton

Jason Wilton — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:58:19 +0000

In some ways, it startles me that people spend so much time developing full-on engagement strategies when it seems like most employees want the same basic things…Things that don’t necessarily require all of that precision in planning. I think that engagement is often cultural and all of the planning overlays you can come up with can’t fundamentally alter a culture.

By: Tom Rausch

Tom Rausch — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:17:08 +0000

Great article. Sustainability and green initiatives inspire because they serve the greater common good. That is why values-driven companies consistently out-perform companies who pursue profit at the expense of people, planet and purpose. Readers might like to see: http://leadershipbeyondlimits.com/
for a model for building and maintaining a high employee engagement culture.
Best Regards,
Tom

By: rob

rob — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:19:48 +0000

Another very inspiring article: thank you.

Readers might like to see:

http://www.engagingideas.co.uk

for ideas and exercises designed to inspire higher employee engagement.

Best,

Rob.

By: Carolina Fojo, East Coast Fellow for Bon Appétit Management Company

Carolina Fojo, East Coast Fellow for Bon Appétit Management Company — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:40:38 +0000

Call it the idealism of a recent college graduate, but the thought of spending over 50% of my weekly waking hours sitting in a cubicle devoting myself to something that I don’t care about is terrifying to me. I feel like I have all this pent-up energy in me right now, and if I start spending it on something I don’t care about then I’m afraid that energy will just steadily fizzle away. But the really scary part—and the sad part—is that doing something you don’t give a damn about (because the bottom line is those bills need to get paid) is actually the fate of the majority of the world.

Me wanting—expecting, even—to have a career about which I’m passionate may be a sign of my youth, but it’s also a sign of my privilege. I—and I imagine many of 3p readers—are part of a very, very tiny percentage of the world that is privileged enough to be able to CHOOSE a career.
Yet even of that tiny percentage, obligations and circumstances prevent many from ever ending up in careers about which they are truly passionate.

So I can’t express how grateful I am right now to be working for a company that allows me to “fully engage in work that feels meaningful.” I’m lucky. And if more companies take on the advice of this post, then perhaps a greater percentage of people will be given the opportunity to feel as lucky as I do.

http://www.bamco.com