What Are the Leadership Qualities for Sustainable Change Management?

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Apr 11, 2012 12:00 PM ET
Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner of Taiga Company

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

 

In business, every function has a purpose and every job requires a unique set of skills in order to fulfill on that purpose.  When it comes to defining roles for a sustainable business future, what skills and leadership qualities will your business leaders require to meet its purpose?   More companies today are looking to ‘sustainability’ leadership as a competitive core competency.  Defined formally by some as Sustainability Officers, these leadership roles are often tasked with a singular purpose: identify and manage potential environmental, social, and economic risks.  While this may sound straight forward, these concerns can vary greatly across industries.  However, the skills required for change management and implementing a corporate sustainability plan spanning the full spectrum across an organization rest not only in Sustainability Officers but all all levels of the organization.    So, what do employees want to hear during change? Click here to continue reading What Are the Leadership Qualities for Sustainable Change Management?   Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".