Mobilization:

Making change actually happen and endure takes both management and leadership skills. This involves understanding and accepting people as they are and helping them embrace new attitudes and skills to meet changing demands.

Because of their closeness to the situation and because change initiatives are often uncharted, many clients find it daunting to mobilize change on their own. They often underestimate the impact of even modest change on structures, systems, processes and resources, including people. Coalitions seeking coordinated change face an even steeper path.

Janus Global has been supporting clients though change since the mid 1990s. In some cases, we have implemented change plans that we have jointly created. In others, we have guided clients through pre-existing change maps.

Whatever the circumstances, we bring process skills, experience and originality. We understand the need to chart and steer a course on two fronts. One is the management side— budgeting, staffing, scheduling and controlling. The other is the leadership side—aligning, motivating and communicating with those involved and affected.

Janus Global’s mobilization services include:

• Overall project management • Secretariat services and support • Processes to create and sustain culture change • Strategic messaging • Training plan development and program design • Training facilitation • Continuous improvement systems • Recognition plans to embed and sustain healthy actions and outcomes

Project examples: Enhancing Environmental Assessment

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment asked Janus Global to help citizens understand and comply with changes to the environmental assessment program. Following research and testing to align public and private interests, we designed an education, training and outreach program that improved clarity and understanding, process navigation, transparency and effectiveness. We also recommended additional measures to further strengthen Ontario’s EA process.