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The GreenTie Blog

Learn from authors whose work and thought leadership has advanced the professional practice of EHS & Sustainability management
  • Finding a Winning Formula for Employee Engagement

    By: NAEM Staff
    September 23, 2013
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    To create a culture of sustainability, companies must invite participation from employees at every level of the organization. Doing this, however, is easier said than done. Where do you begin? How do you effectively communicate with employees? And how do you measure results?
  • 10 Elements of Strategic EHS Leadership

    By: NAEM Staff
    July 17, 2013
    Strategic EHS leadership requires more than managing compliance and daily operations. Strong leaders create a culture of integrity, align EHS initiatives with long-term business goals, empower employees, and balance operational and strategic priorities. Success comes from effective communication, continuous improvement, innovation, and developing future leaders who can drive sustainable organizational performance.
  • The Timeless Responsibilities of Leaders

    By: Alex Pollock
    June 26, 2013
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    As I write this blog, the business press is again filled with details of corporate America responding to decreased profits by significantly reducing its headcount. The now familiar cycle takes another turn..profits down, headcount cut, stock price up, employee morale dashed.
  • Adaptation to Sea Level Rise Should Begin Today

    By: NAEM Staff
    June 24, 2013
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    John Englander discusses his best-selling book, "High Tide on Main Street," and what businesses can do to begin preparing for sea level rise today.
  • Leveraging the Power of HR to Create a Sustainability Culture

    By: NAEM Staff
    June 6, 2013
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    Building a sustainable organization is as much about changing behaviors and shaping culture as it is about developing green products.
  • Identifying the Sustainability Risks Along Your Supply Chain

    By: NAEM Staff
    April 2, 2013
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    When it comes to reducing waste, water use and energy consumption along your supply chain, where do you even begin?
  • Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Training Program

    By: James Basore
    August 22, 2012
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    Evaluating training effectiveness requires looking beyond satisfaction and learning to measure behavioral changes and business results. Using the Kirkpatrick Model’s four levels - reaction, learning, behavior, and results - organizations can systematically assess whether training improves job performance, safety outcomes, and overall organizational success.
  • Aligning Environmental Metrics with Business Performance

    By: Howard Brown
    August 16, 2012
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    In spite of all of this progress, environment and business are still viewed as separate topics with separate (albeit more closely related) goals. The actual intersection at which good environmental and business practices become one - the point at which they become truly aligned - has eluded us.
  • “Not On My Watch”: How Sandy Stash Found Career Success by Leading Change in Challenging Environments

    By: NAEM Staff
    July 31, 2012
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    A 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.
  • Leadership and Management: "It Takes Two"

    By: Kelvin Roth
    July 6, 2012
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    Learn about practicing both leadership and management, and discover the importance and necessity for an individual to have both in order to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.