TOOLS FOR WORKSITES

CTR Committees

Few ETCs have endless hours to devote to implementing and gaining employee and management support for their CTR program.  That is why it can be helpful to form a CTR committee.  CTR committees provide helping hands, creative minds and the means to build broad-based support for your CTR activities.

Once you have decided to form a CTR committee, follow these steps:

• Secure management support.  This is especially important because a CTR committee is likely to cross department lines, be highly visible throughout the organization, and require employees' time and energy.
• Determine the optimum number of employees.  Too large a committee can be difficult to manage, while too small a committee may not be able to accomplish its goals.
• Include employees from all levels and departments of the organization.  Look for representation of the whole employee population, which may include everyone from administrative staff and production workers to management.
• Recruit highly motivated and committed committee members.  Be sure each potential member's supervisor is comfortable with their participation.

Once you have your committee, it is possible to delegate some ETC duties to others, such as handling transit pass subsidies through payroll, while still designating one person to assume the lead ETC role.  Some larger organizations have staff whose entire job is CTR-related; while for other ETCs, it's only part of their function.  The amount of time spent on one's CTR program doesn't necessarily predict success; it's more a function of one's enthusiasm and ability to inspire change.