PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Environmental Management Photos by Heather Boscarino, Global Jet Services
management of OSHA/EPA. When we talk about “envi- ronmental management” in leadership, we are talking about how to motivate and increase effi ciency of employees by creating the right working environment for our employees. Unfortunately, many aviation managers do not consider this subject as part of their responsibility while in their leader- ship or management role and, therefore, it gets overlooked. At Global Jet Services (GJS), we moved into a larger
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offi ce in December 2013 because of our steady growth. Prior to our move, in-depth planning was completed in order to create an eff ective, effi cient and motivational working environment for all our employees. Let me share our company environment planning decisions while giving you some facts in business practice today and what you can do to improve your environment.
EMPLOYEES NEED THEIR SPACE Many companies provide insuffi cient space for individual employees. The space is expensive for companies but manag- ers need to know how costly ineffi ciency is. Companies do
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hen most people hear the term ”envi- ronmental management,” they believe the subject applies to such topics as environ- mental science, management of pollution, or
not consider that their employees need a comfortable space to work in order to be effi cient. A typical cubical with high walls will not do today. It provides employees with a feeling of isolation — a claustrophobic space that is totally separated from their team members. However, a wide-open space with no walls is just as ineffi cient. It is too open. It has no privacy and is likely too noisy and distracting. Employees want to “own” their spaces. There is nothing wrong with having ownership of space at work; human beings are built this way. At GJS, we elected to use 42-inch high walls at the
individual working stations. This gives employees ownership and privacy of their space, yet the entire offi ce feels open. We set up our training development teams into groups of four. This way, teams of four are working together throughout the day — with close communication in order to promote teamwork, and ultimately creation of a better product that benefi ts the customer (and our company).
EVERYONE HAS WINDOWS Did you know that it is law for many European companies to provide employees with windows? This is defi nitely not the case in the U.S. Everyone wants and needs windows at their stations; it is no longer just for executives. Employees need to see the sunlight. They need to check outside for weather or
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