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Beth Holland: Shaping EHS&S Success From The Ground Up
BlogBeth Holland is a builder. As Vice President, Operational Excellence - EHS&S at AptarGroup, Holland has designed and formed key Aptar initiatives from scratch, and typically without dedicated staff. -
On the Path to Leadership, Preparation Paves the Way
Blog"At the end of the day, we’re running a business," Amy Stelling of Enviance shares. "You have to dig in, know what the problems are, clearly articulate them, and then build a plan to act on that knowledge." -
Nancy Sutley's Advice to Aspiring Environmental Leaders: Never Lose Sight of the Purpose
BlogNancy Sutley, former Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and a chief architect of President Obama's 2013 Climate Action Plan, shares early career lessons, how to lead change, and how to get stakeholders of different perspectives to align around the same goal. -
An Inclusive Culture Starts with You
BlogGetting to know others really well — yes, those that aren’t EHS&S professionals — is a way to widen the circle and invite them in. -
Cultivating Success: Three Career Strategies to Advance Yours and Others' Careers
Blog Sponsored"Very powerful advice that still resonates with me today: Lift others up as you are advancing yourself. While this is one of the strategies of how I got to where I am today...there are three other lessons I’ve learned that are key to advancing your career and that of others." -
EHS&S Leaders Solve Complex Challenges While Making a Difference
BlogJanet Evans, Manager of Process Safety at CF Industries and 2018 NAEM Excellence Award winner, reflects on what it means to be a leader and what it means to be recognized as one. -
Your Network is Your Net Worth
BlogBuilding a strong network of contacts can open doors to new opportunities. So, make sure you take control of your network, as well as proactively work on strengthening your connections and nurturing your relationships. -
Defining Your Career Path Through Executive Coaching
BlogWhile training is designed to transfer knowledge, coaching is about helping you develop your own answers to the challenges you face. -
Diversity and Inclusion is About Much More Than Race and Gender
BlogThe key to building a competitive 21st-century workforce is to not only attract diverse applicants but to cultivate a workspace where all employees, regardless of gender, race, age or length of employment, are invited to participate. -
Leadership is Action
Blog"The biggest piece of advice I have for anybody is, realize that leadership isn't a defined role, it's not a job title — leadership is action." -
NAEM's NexGen Award Celebrates the Future of EHS&S Careers
BlogRachel Warman, Environmental Programs Manager for Schneider Electric and 2018 NexGen Award recipient, shares why NAEM's award is significant to her and for other emerging EHS&S leaders. -
Finding My Leadership Voice: What I Wish I had Learned Earlier in My Career
BlogWhile I cannot discount the role of “with age comes wisdom,” there have been a few significant inflection points in my journey to find my leadership voice. -
Finding the Courage to Have the Conversations that Count
BlogSometimes it can be really hard to confront others because we’re afraid that they won’t like us afterwards. To be a courageous leader, though, you have to balance compassion for people with the strength to be okay with uncomfortable silence. -
"A Feeling of Immediate Inclusion": NAEM's Women's Leadership Roundtable
BlogDrena Howard, director of global retail environmental health and safety at The Estée Lauder Companies, shares the value she has gotten out of NAEM's women's leadership conference over the years and why she wanted to contribute to the 2019 program. -
Enjoying the Career Journey While Keeping an Eye on the Summit
BlogSophia Danenberg, corporate EHS leader and recreational mountaineer, is the first African-American to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In this interview, she shares how her experiences in the mountains have influenced her career path and how she approaches her work. -
Why Advancing Women is Good for Business
BlogThese days, there is a lot of discussion about what actions are needed to close the gender gaps that persist within technical fields. One of the things I always come back to is the critical importance of starting with the data. -
Cultivating a Meaningful Career Through Passion, Professional Development and Perseverance
BlogI stay engaged in my work because people need to make a living to support themselves and their families. I look at my role as someone who works “behind the scenes” so that they can perform their duties and not get injured. -
Ordinary People Can Drive Extraordinary Change
BlogWe’re in a horse race with catastrophe. As Maimonides said "Each person must see himself (herself) as though the entire world were held in balance and any deed he (she) may do could tip the scales. Creating an economy in service to life is going to take the work of every one of us, every day. -
“Not On My Watch”: How Sandy Stash Found Career Success by Leading Change in Challenging Environments
BlogA petroleum engineer by training, Sandy Stash was one of the first women to work as a drilling engineer and drilling rig foreman at ARCO locations across North America. Today she is the Global Senior Vice President of Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Operational Assurance at Talisman Energy.
