Description: Leadership for Sustainability by R. Bruce Hull, David P. Robertson, Michael Mortimer Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Offers tools and ideas for professionals at all levels to bring leadership skills to the challenges of sustainability. Publisher Description Solving todays environmental and sustainability challenges requires more than expertise and technology. Effective solutions will require that we engage with other people, wrestle with difficult questions, and learn how to adapt and make confident decisions despite uncertainty. We need new approaches to leadership that empower professionals at all levels to tackle wicked problems and work towards sustainability. Leadership for Sustainability gives readers perspective and skills for promoting creative and collaborative solutions. Blending systems thinking approaches with leadership techniques, it offers dozens of strategies and specific practices that build on the foundation of three main skills: connecting, collaborating, and adapting. Inspiring case studies show how the books strategies and principles can be applied to diverse situations:Coordinating the activities of widely dispersed individuals and groups who may not even know they are connected, illustrated by the work of urban planners, local businesses, citizens, and other stakeholders advancing ambitious climate action goals via a Community Energy Plan in Arlington County, VirginiaCollaborating with diverse stakeholders to span boundaries despite their differences of opinion, expertise, and culture, as illustrated by the bold actions of a social entrepreneur who transformed the global food service industry with the "plant-forward" movementAdapting to continuous change and confounding uncertainty, as a small nonprofit organization mobilizes partners to tackle poverty, water scarcity, sanitation, and climate change in rural IndiaReaders will come away with a holistic understanding of how to lead from where they are by applying leadership principles and practices to a wide range of wicked situations. While the challenges we face are daunting, the authors argue that these situations present opportunities for creating a more just, healthy, and prosperous world. Author Biography R. Bruce Hullis a Senior Fellow at the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability at Virginia Tech, which provides graduate education and professional development opportunities for sustainability professionals working at the intersection of business, government, and civil society. He has authored and edited numerous publications, including two books, Infinite Nature (University of Chicago Press) and Restoring Nature (Island Press). Michael Mortimer is Founding Director and Senior Fellow at the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability at Virginia Tech. Dr. Mortimer works with professionals and students on sustainable development questions in locations around the world, and his most active research and writing is centered on the role that global cities can play in leading and solving sustainable development challenges.David Robertson is Founding Director of the Executive Master of Natural Resources graduate degree program and Senior Fellow at the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, Virginia Tech. Dr. Robertson is also a founder and principal of Educene, a travel education, upskilling, consulting firm. Details ISBN 1642831670 ISBN-13 9781642831672 Title Leadership for Sustainability Author R. Bruce Hull, David P. Robertson, Michael Mortimer Format Paperback Year 2021 Pages 272 Publisher Island Press GE_Item_ID:130752148; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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ISBN-13: 9781642831672
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Book Title: Leadership for Sustainability : Strategies for Tackling Wicked Problems
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Island Press
Topic: Leadership, Economic History, Skills, Green Business
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2020
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Business & Economics
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Author: Michael Mortimer, David P. Robertson, R. Bruce Hull
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
