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Operationalize Sustainability: Sustainability Drivers

Operationalize Sustainability: Sustainability Drivers. Dr. Helen Eckmann Brandman University MBA Faculty, Innovation, Sustainability, Supply Chain and Strategy. Sustainability. Connecting to: Corporate Social Responsibilities. Getting Organizations To : “Love a Challenge”.

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Operationalize Sustainability: Sustainability Drivers

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  1. Operationalize Sustainability: Sustainability Drivers Dr. Helen Eckmann Brandman University MBA Faculty, Innovation, Sustainability, Supply Chain and Strategy

  2. Sustainability Connecting to: Corporate Social Responsibilities

  3. Getting Organizations To: “Love a Challenge” Adults (and kids) only do amazing things when they have amazing things to do… How do we give our organizations amazing things to do? Dweck, C. (2006). Mindset. The new psychology of success. Random House. New York.

  4. BART Boundaries – what can you do? 1 2 3 4 Authority– what can you get? Role– how this fits into the organization? Task– what is Step 1, Step 2 & Bottom Line?

  5. Drucker’s Questions • What is our mission? • Who is our customer? • What does the customer value? • What are our results? • What is our plan? Drucker, P. (1999). Management challenges for the 21st century. New York, Harper Collins.

  6. Standards as New Product Development • Implementation Problems and Opportunities • Analysis (including trade off) • Test • Protocol • Do It • Analyze, review and go back to #1 above • Overview of Opportunity • Solve what problem? • Opportunity Identification/Strategic Planning • Perception Mapping • Develop Process • Creativity Crawford, M. & Benedito, A. (2011). New Product Development. McGraw Hill Irwin. New York.

  7. Standards for Economic Decision Making Six Steps of Economic Decision Making • Define the Problem • Determine the Objectives • Explore the Alternatives • Predict the Consequences • Make a Choice • Perform a Sensitivity Analysis (What lies behind?) • Samuelson, W. & Marks, S. (2012). Managerial Economics. Wiley & Sons Publishing. Hoboken, NJ

  8. Internal – Identification of Sustainability Drivers HR Marketing Cross Functional/Cross Organizational Twelve team members Senior Management A Champion with power, authority & access to cash Purchasing IT Accounting & Finance Hitchcock, D. Willard, M. (2006). The business guide to Sustainability. Earthscan Publishing. Sterling, VA.

  9. External Private Funds Suppliers Vendors Each external contact has internal liaison Consumers Partnerships Government Agencies Government Grants - (available to consumer or organization) Chermack, T. (2011). Scenario Planning in Organizations. Berrett-Koehler Publishing. San Francisco.

  10. Elevator Speech – so the “Drivers can be ‘On Message’” Features (What it is?) Benefits (What it will do for you!) Pumpkin Pie Feature: Easy to make Benefit: Melts in your mouth

  11. Operationalize Sustainability:Conclusions Know Why • Decide to do great things Know Who • Find a champion with deep pockets • Look at your audience internally and externally • Find a cross-functional team of 12 – connect each to an external partner Know How • Strategy • Develop a process with some consensus • Continuous Improvement Communicate What • Develop an Elevator Speech for the program

  12. References Chermack, T. (2011). Scenario Planning in Organizations. Berrett-Koehler Publishing. San Francisco. Crawford, M. & Benedito, A. (2011). New Product Development. McGraw Hill Irwin. New York Dweck, C. (2006). Mindset. The new psychology of success. Random House. New York. Drucker, P. (1999). Management challenges for the 21st century. New York, Harper Collins. Hitchcock, D. Willard, M. (2006). The business guide to Sustainability. Earthscan Publishing. Sterling, VA. Samuelson, W. & Marks, S. (2012). Managerial Economics. Wiley & Sons Publishing. Hoboken, NJ. Senge, P., Smith, B., Kruschwitz, N. Laur, J. & Schley, S. (2010). The necessary revolution: How Individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world. New York. Broadway Business Publishing.

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