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A simple system reduces waste, saves money, time, stress and it helps the environment.  This is sustainability and if it is not simple it won’t work

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A simple system reduces waste, saves money, time, stress and it helps the environment.  This is sustainability and if it is not simple it won’t work.

So how did I become so involved with this?

It goes back a long way!  As I child my father often moved our family which meant that I went to six different schools in different states and even countries.

From the age of nine when the moving started, I found that I was good at writing the lists and organising the packing for moves and holidays because my mother found it all very stressful.  So in effect I started developing management systems in childhood. 

Learning to work with systems plus living in so many different places made me a very adaptable, lateral thinking person who can fit into a wide range of environments and as a consultant; it means I work effectively with clients from a very wide range of industries.

I guess thinking very laterally is what enabled me to move away from the typical consultancy model that left clients dependent on the consultant.

I developed training programs to enable clients to have their OWN management systems and to manage them without ongoing consultant overheads.

Then, because clients asked, I developed ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAMS that allow busy people like you to access my help WHERE YOU ARE regardless of geography and only have a one hour per week fixed time commitment.  And you do not need to be computer literate or even on broadband.

When you build a simple system you reduce waste, you save money, save time, reduce stress, you help the environment.  This is what sustainability is all about and if it is not simple it won’t work.

AND this is what I help you to do in your business.

You can reserve a place in the next online group course at the end of March, or you can even Do-It-Yourself.

Both will get you ready for certification if you implement the simple and effective training and templates that I give you.
 

My kindest regards,

Jean

Articles

Ignoring known safety hazards again

I was in Brisbane last weekend and while I was there I heard about a very large WorkCover claim.  This was a building industry union official who contracted skin cancer and received a record financial claim.

This should not be a surprise because.......................

ISO 14001 online training upgrade

One of the large TAFE colleges is now using my ISO 14001 training materials under licence so I recently spent time training the trainers and found this a very valuable experience.  It was great to see what I do through the eyes of other trainers and understand their needs.

The result is some minor extra tweaks to the new version I am releasing this month plus optional videos of the entire program.

What is Australia’s Carbon Policy?

The federal government’s planned emissions trading scheme is now on the parliamentary backburner after the Senate on Wednesday refused to debate the draft laws until May.  I think this is wise because the current proposed scheme gives too much to the polluters and apparently ignores small business among other flaws.  The evidence around the world is that carbon pricing works in the long term...........

Simplicity and Authenticity

I was just reading the latest of my friend Chen Tay’s truly sensible articles and I loved his line “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” 
That is not so very different from my regular statement that “If it is not simple it won’t work”.  Chen went on to discuss his opinions on the emerging business/financial trend and I think this is worth sharing.............

Tougher Waste Policies in South Australia

Waste produced in Adelaide will be banned from landfill from September 2012 unless it is first subjected to resource recovery “in accordance with the waste management hierarchy and to the extent reasonably achievable”................

Go Singapore! 80% Green Buildings by 2030

Singapore is hosting the World Green Building Congress in September and its own commitment is to have 80% of its buildings environmentally sustainable  by 2030.   ..............

Disagreement is one thing but bullying is NOT ok

It is hard to believe but Professor Clive Hamilton says that an organised cyber-bullying campaign, including abusive emails, is targeting Australian climate scientists who speak out on climate change.  He feels that this is aimed at driving climate scientists from the public debate....................

What is a Green Job

There is a lot of talk about this especially from Government and many of the suggestions are marginal.  Not very many are actually reducing greenhouse gas emissions or other pollution.  I think that every employee in a business that is managing its environmental risks and is becoming environmentally sustainable as they continually improve their performance with ISO 14001 management system has a true “green job”..............

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