Do you get to the end of the week, feeling like you have worked really hard and your to do list is the same as it was on Monday? (Or even the Monday before? as in my case!) 

COULD LETTING GO BE PART OF THE ANSWER?

I have really struggled with this in the past. But you have to face it. If you want to be productive you need to collaborate and I would go as far to say: Anything you are not excellent at- should be passed to someone who is. So that you can continue with the stuff you are excellent at.

This blog post is about getting an informal inter departmental team together to roll out your reuse programme (or any project really). It is about finding common objectives which overlap so you can deliver the project as a team.  

Read this article and then read this article- how to build an implementation team.

If you are leading on your reuse programme, or if you lead on sustainability, procurement or facilites managemenrt (FM) projects in your organisation, you need a team of cross departmental collaborators to get your project finished. Don’t underestimate the power of teamwork; you need people to help you complete this project. You can't take it on all yourself, and here’s a few reasons why.

Warp It’s founder, Daniel O’Connor, used to be the Waste Manager at Newcastle University. Back in 2008, they were rolling out their first comprehensive recycling scheme. He was going out, putting down bins, putting on stickers and talking to people, as well as hosting clinics. He was there dropping the bins off in the morning just because he wanted to assist. He wanted the project to work, and he knew that he was facing quite a bit of reluctance. Plus, he was new in the role, and he really wanted to make a big impact, so he really put his heart and soul into it.

Intro

This article is going to give you some invaluable tips for rolling out projects across large organisations.  We are going to talk about how to effectively introduce a reuse programme across an organisation, however, in reality, it could be applied to almost any project that affects a large majority of employees. 

We are also going to give you a brief step by step guide at the end.

These tips will interest anyone making change in an organisation. However will be especially applicable to our customers in facilities management, sustainability, waste, procurement, building decant and finance. 

Have you seen this occur on your estate?

By the time that assets get to the porters or facilities operatives it is usually too late. A simple tweak to your disposal policy with some logical persuasion can stop this happening. 

Let’s talk about the way some assets are disposed of...

This article has been written for procurement managers who want to show leadership from the procurement department.  It is also aimed at those who are leading on reuse in an organisation. 

You might be thinking? 

"How do I reduce procurement demand?"

"What aims should I include in my sustainable procurement strategy?"

One thing you can do is maximise reuse of surplus assets!