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Michelle Rogat Interview Questions - Jodi Smits-Anderson


 * Could you introduce yourself, who you are and what you do?
 * What was the education you received? How did it lead you here?
 * What feelings about sustainability had changed throughout your education? What was your view upon graduating and entering the career world?
 * What was and is your career goals, and how have they changed? What are you in this business for?
 * How many years have you been in this profession? About how many sustainability projects have you been involved in? Any that were specifically for a business?
 * How have you gone from one job to the next, and what was your guiding reason as to what jobs to go to?
 * Do you see a theme in the kinds of troubles these projects would run into? Could you expand on them?
 * What was the most frustrating project you've been involved in? Could you talk a bit about that experience?
 * Do you see a theme or pattern in the advice you find yourself giving to the people in these projects, to your customers?
 * (I had attended one of your USGBC Speaker Series and found you mentioning the importance of collaboration and communication across the stakeholders and departments)
 * I watched your ted talk "There Is Only One wrong Answer" - Questions...
 * you mentioned the issues with specialization within professions. Can you expand on that at all? I was wondering if you had an image in mind for the kinds of professions that promote sustainability, and why.
 * There is this enormous and [powerful misconception that you touched on, about how people think it costs a great deal more to be environmentally sustainable. You said, "If it costs more, you are probably doing it wrong." I was wondering how often you find yourself having to explain this to others and what their reactions are?
 * "You will not have success without clarity"
 * The one wrong answer comes in many forms and it includes sole-sourcing, same-old same-old, lack of thought, refusal to change, lack of engagement, not defining the need, real one wrong answer is complacency. To avoid complacency is to think and you will be greener. How often do these issues come up when working with a business or a project? How do you get the people involved passed those issues?
 * What sort of dynamics about a business or project do you find make it more successful in achieving their sustainability goals? Is there anything about the organizational structure of the business, how it is managed, etc?
 * What characteristics of a person do you see as vital or helpful in this profession? Do you have advice to others on their outlook and perspective towards their jobs?
 * What are some questions that you might be interested in and ask if you were in my position? Are there any questions you would like to see answered?

Do you have any advice for me for when I go to this month's Green Drinks?