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Leadership & Careers

Become the EHS&S leader you aspire to be

Develop your leadership skills, advance your career and help you manage your environment, health, safety and sustainability team. You'll hear from great leaders and advisers on how to be an effective EHS&S leader.

"Whether or not you have direct reports, you are going to be a leader. You are going to be a leader and an advocate for the health and safety of employees; for the health and safety of the environment."

— Drena Howard, Director of Global Retail EHS for The Estée Lauder Co's. Inc.

Blog Posts

  • Leadership in Uncertain Times

    Blog
    In uncertain times, what do we know for sure? As history tells us, it's in time like these that true leaders emerge, demonstrating compassion, stability, trust, hope and inspiration for the days ahead. Here are 11 timeless leadership lessons to keep in mind.
  • People Leave Great Companies Because of Poor Leadership

    Blog
    People who join great companies leave because of poor leadership. These eight questions can be considered a valid measure of a leader's effectiveness.
  • David Eherts: EHS Success is About Employee Engagement, and Employee Engagement is About Belief

    Blog
    To get a company to walk the EHS&S walk, it takes employee engagement at the “boots on the ground” level just as much as the C-suite, advises Dr. David Eherts, Vice President of Global EHS at Allergan. There are two keys to engaging employee support in EHS: Employees need to believe that the issue matters, and employees need to believe that their actions matter.
  • Beth Holland: Shaping EHS&S Success From The Ground Up

    Blog
    Beth 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.

Webinars

  • Engaging and Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce

    Webinar
    A multi-generational workforce introduces challenges for EHS&S managers. This webinar teaches you how workers of different ages differ in terms of their communication styles, their career expectations and how they interact with their colleagues. You'll learn how to effectively manage employees with a range of experience from peer leaders.
  • Career Profiles and Skills for Success

    Webinar
    What are the key skills EHS and sustainability leaders need to be successful? This webinar features survey results from more than 350 in-house EHS&S leaders.
  • Key Competencies for EHS & Sustainability Professionals

    Webinar
    How are companies staffing their EHS&S functions in terms of skills and knowledge areas? This webinar features results from NAEM's survey, including the core responsibilities for professionals by job title, and the average salaries based on years of experience.

Reports

  • Advancing Leaders: A Career Profile of 16 to 20 years

    Report
    This report synthesizes survey data and in-depth interviews with experienced EHS&S leaders who have worked in the field for 16-20 years. Learn about their unique roles in their companies, how they apply their skills, the critical career decisions that drove their success and their advice for those aspiring to follow in their path.
  • Emerging Leaders: A Career Profile of 11 to 15 years

    Report
    Find out what the career of an EHS&S manager with 11-15 years of experience is like, the skills and knowledge areas they use every day and what they need to do to advance to the next stage.
  • Advancing Managers: A Career Profile of 6 to 10 years

    Report
    This report provides survey data and in-depth interviews with EHS&S leaders who have 6-10 years of experience about the uniqueness of their role, how they use their skills, the career decisions that drove their success and their advice for those who want to follow in their path.

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