Table of Contents 1. Sustainability in Business Coaching Improves Relationships with Internal and External Stakeholders 2. Team Coaching for Sustainability Builds Future Fit Capabilities 3. Team Coaching for Sustainability drives Future Innovation and Creativity 4. Team Coaching for Sustainability promotes Personal and Team Motivation 5. Team Coaching for Sustainability Creates Better Managers Conclusion Wherever you look, across whatever market you operate in, no matter what sector, environmental and social governance parameters and the wider demands for sustainability management practi ..read more

Don’t focus so much on ESG goals that you forget the larger business purpose. Table of Contents Finding Sustainability Purpose The Value of Becoming Other-Focused Tying Sustainability Goals to Purpose Allowing for Change Sustainability Timelines A sustainability professional without a sense of purpose is never going to succeed in influencing corporate culture, similarly, a leadership team without a sense of purpose will soon lose its way. Purpose gives you and your colleagues a sense of personal fulfilment, inspires greater achievement, and promotes well-being by answering that internal ..read more

“How much influence did my leadership performance ultimately have on Environmental Impact Assessments outcomes by the project’s end?” This is an important question for all senior Impact Assessment (IA) professionals to reflect on as they consider the final social and environmental outcomes of a project. The IA may have been regulatory compliant, technically competent and conform to the required EIS and consenting standard – but did it change anything? Did the Impact Assessment help the project team make more sustainable decisions? Were stakeholder concerns about the project addressed? Did the ..read more

Great leaders impact on those they associate with, possessing a presence that combines positive leadership skills, traits, and behaviours that their networks and colleagues are willing to buy into and support.  This is their leadership brand.  Attributes which can be carefully nurtured and developed by ESG, Sustainability and C-suite leaders to advance their transformative agendas for sustainability. Table of Contents Curiosity to challenge an Organisation’s Leadership status quo Valuing People as much as Sustainability Ideas Transforming Sustainability Ideas into Corporate Actio ..read more

We look at four alternative ways to help impact assessment professionals probe deeper and be more productive transformative leaders. The way you ask questions during the various stages of impact assessment helps build trust influence and importantly releases information during internal and external stakeholder events. Table of Contents Leaders have the power to ask questions Technique 1:  Focus attention on the same problem at the same time. Technique 2: Invite all consultees to ask their own questions Technique 3:  Anchor the problem in everyday conversations. Technique 4: Use da ..read more

Use these four everyday leadership communication skills to reinforce or improve your emotional intelligence and relationships with those closest to you in your social circle. Christmas can bring out the best – and worst – in families as close relations, but distant relationships reunite for a few days close proximity.  Bringing people together and under an expectation of harmony can be nerve-wracking for some and can demand strong emotional intelligence in others.  Similarly, as a manager or leader, the rounds of office, club and social circle Christmas parties (if Covid permits) add ..read more

You have your next Big Sustainable Idea, you have your chance in front of the CEO, So Don’t waste the opportunity! Consider these 3 Key Actions before you meet to help convince your CEO to adopt your ESG Initiative. Your strategy is to convince them to invest emotionally and financially in your idea.  So, spending some time in preparation can greatly increase your odds of success. Table of Contents Avoid these Two ineffective ways to convince a CEO? Rule 1: Don’t throw information at people verbally or visually. Rule 2:  CEOs don’t do things just because another person tells the ..read more

All organizations wish to be seen as taking sustainability issues seriously, some have adopted a strong organizational mindset towards sustainability issues, whilst some have leapt on the Sustainability bandwagon as it passes through the City, not wanting to be perceived as being behind their competitors. Regardless of the motive, it is beholden for all sustainability leaders to set sustainability goals that improve corporate sustainability performance in strategic ways that links an organization’s sustainability purpose to its achievable business objectives. Table of Contents Setting ‘Comf ..read more

Sustainability ranks highly amongst employees as a business ethos and organisational value. Rather than hoping that they will make the grade in your expectation, do they perceive you as making theirs? Table of Contents Employee Expectations Training and Development Business and Sustainability Next Steps Employee Expectations There is a culture gap within organisations that has yet to be filled by business leaders. Over 80% of all employees feel that their organisation could do more, or does not do enough, to improve the sustainability of their business. Are you seeking to attract the nex ..read more

Table of Contents Santa’s Business Model 1. Being Good for Goodness’ sake 2. Make a list and check it twice 3.  Find out who’s naughty and nice 4. Santa’s vision is widely understood, he has buy-in, and he delivers 5. A “Ho, Ho, Ho” leadership mindset 6.  Give them the gifts that last a lifetime. Santa’s Business Model Nicholas Claus – or Santa as he likes to be called, runs a globally successful B2C toy manufacturing and distribution business.  The business is weighed heavily in favour of admin – 364 days a year rather than delivery – just one day a year – rather like YOD ..read more