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Why This Workshop Series?
These workshops give you the tools you
need to succeed in the 21st Century.
Customers are
demanding new levels of responsibility from the companies with which they do
business, and regulations are only becoming more stringent.
To alleviate these
pressures, organizations are moving beyond costly compliance-based programs to
more advanced, ecological and systems-based practices. For stability and profitability, managers recognize the need
to incorporate new principles into their organizations that generate increased
levels of resiliency, flexibility, and performance.
SQA offers frameworks to
prepare businesses for the demands of an interdependent global system.
SQA processes and tools can reduce company
dependencies on regulatory requirements, increase customer loyalty and employee
morale, and raise company value and profits.
Below is a summary of each
of the 4M programs; for agenda specifics, facilitator biographies, references
and success stories, contact SQA via Email (preferred) at sbqa@ecoquality.com
or via telephone at 831.761-0700.
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Mentor:
ALIGNING ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES
Values are what drive a company. The Values
Alignment process (www.valuesalignment.com) involves
consciously selecting and committing to a set of priorities at the individual, team, and organizational
levels. To create an intentional business
culture engaged in sustainable economics, the need and ability to
change is first determined. A value
matrix is used to measure individual, team, organizational, and customer levels
of commitment. Then, specific
activities are identified within each matrix cell that involve individual or
team learning and practice. The
resulting set of priorities helps to coordinate organizational behavior and
accelerate group achievement.
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2.
Map:
APPLYING PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT
This program features the ground-breaking work of
The Natural Step (TNS, http://www.naturalstep.org/what/what_science.html),
used as a design framework for businesses to become more sustainable.
Based on science (the laws of thermodynamics), TNS serves as a
compass for recognizing how one part of a business affects every other
part, and often in unexpected ways.
The TNS framework
guides the actions of organizations without relying on government-imposed
regulations. The
TNS process uses dialogue and consensus building as key to evolving an
organization’s ability to learn while making significant strides toward
sustainability.
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3.
Measure:
AUDITING FOR ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT
The challenge in the 21st century is to create
sustainable societies where business can satisfy current needs without
diminishing the prospects for future generations. Managers today are seeking guidance in new ways of thinking
that are required to meet this challenge. This
auditing process (from the book EcoManagement of The Elmwood Institute) takes
a major step in that direction by helping people identify what can be done to
reduce the impact of their companies on the environment.
It shows how to systematically set priorities and create an action plan for
implementing improvements.
It provides a practical guide and comprehensive checklist that aligns your
business with the new era of ecological stewardship.
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4.
Monitor:
EVALUATING FOR SUSTAINABLE QUALITY
Sustainable Quality (http://www.ecoquality.com/sqa/awardshome.htm)
is an integrated approach to sustainable economic development, social
responsibility, and environmental stewardship. It defines the ability to balance
organizational short term demands to create efficient, high quality products,
services, and work environments while meeting the long term needs of maintaining
effective, ecological, global solutions. Modeled after international sustainability and quality-based
programs, this process provides
evaluation and recognition for organizations practicing excellence and
innovation.
It demonstrates that Sustainable Quality is not simply altruistic
but is in fact critical to maintaining a competitive advantage in an emerging
global economic system.
What is Balanced
Scorecard?
If an organization's fiscal
bottom line is like a rear view mirror, Balanced Scorecard acts as a
"front view mirror" -- a navigational tool, similar to a compass
that also tells you where you've been and how you got here -- making sure that
the direction your heading is actually where you want to go.
Continuously monitoring, or
"scorekeeping" makes the game of business more engaging and concrete
to all stakeholders, giving greater visibility and meaning to those involved,
and greater credibility to those who wish to persuade upper management.
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4M Workshop Series
Background
The Sustainable Quality Alliance (SQA)
and the area Chamber of Commerce co-sponsor a four-part workshop series,
“The Four M’s of Resilient Organizations,” first delivered February,
2000.
Vic Desotelle, the course architect, explains
why this program represents a ripe opportunity for business and community
leaders: “There's treasure
trapped in your organization. Treasures in the form of:
1: Increased energy & material efficiencies
2: Improved customer potential & employee loyalty
3: Greater market value and profits
These 3 areas comprise the 'triple
bottom line', a framework for improving organizations in an emerging global
market,” explains Desotelle.
The focus of the SQA, now teamed up with
the Santa Cruz area Chamber of Commerce, is to support organizational
achievements relating to 21st century innovation and development.
"Companies now exist within a globally interconnected system, says
Desotelle. SQA is helping business be successful within the emerging global
market.”
SQA offers frameworks that companies can
use to quantify efficiency while enhancing quality. Their goal is to create a
win-win-win: the planet wins, employees and local communities win, and
companies win. It all starts with accepting sustainability as a core principle
of development.
Otherwise known as the "3 E's of
sustainability" (Ecology, Economy, Equity), SQA's triple-bottom-line model
broadens business perspectives and opportunities, helping to create more
of what customers want:
quality products, a healthier environment, and a vital economic community.
"By better understanding principles of
sustainability", says Desotelle, "businesses can enjoy increased
market resiliency. Sustainable quality involves identifying short-comings while simultaneously creating
long-term viability." He says that incorporating sustainability into
company planning will actually help define the pathway to success.
Four M’s – Mentor, Map, Measure, and Monitor – deliver the
framework and tools for making sustainable quality a practical reality in your
organization.
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