How to Avoid Seeing Red When Going Green

Joe Wynne - April 27, 2009

Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.

The workforce issue at the center of green initiatives is that old habits will have to be broken, so it can then becomes a matter of who breaks first--the project manager or the workforce.

Tripti’s Problem

Tripti was in stressful project planning after a series of layoffs when corporate leadership announced that she was expected to support “green” initiatives as well. Leadership appears to be serious this time, expecting actual action on her part.

Her response appears to be more complex the more she looks into it--and her workers are not going to be happy. Long-time practices will have to be stopped or at least severely curtailed. For example, her group loves to print documents, bringing copies to meetings for presentations and discussions. Corporate leaders want to drastically reduce the amount of printing and have engaged project managers to help; routine travel for meetings has also been restricted.

Intervene Early, During Activation

You have to show early on that things will be different, but that there is support for workers. The Activation Stage is where this occurs. You have the chance deal with worker questions and resistance.

Preparation
Spend time to prepare for proper activation, because it affects your schedule and budget--and the success of the initiative:

Determine your approach to the “…

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