Igniting Leadership for Sustainability

Workshop: 2 days + 3 hours online time

Are you interested in how your organization can contribute toward a sustainable future? Designed for individuals at any level of the organization, this course will introduce you to tools, transform your thinking and help you define your own leadership role. 

How You Will Benefit:

In this workshop you will consider the benefits, challenges and process of assuming a sustainability focus in the context of your own organization. Doing so will better enable your organization to contribute to the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability.

After this workshop, you’ll be able to:

1. For your organization, answer the what, why and how of sustainability: What is it? Why is it important? How do we get there?

2. Build a business case for your own organization

3. Consider strategies for influencing change in your organization

4. Define your own leadership role

Workshop Description:

The Sustainability Map (Day 1)

• What is sustainability?
• The business case for sustainability
• How do we get there?

Influencing the Sustainability Agenda (Day 2)

• Leadership at any level
• Influencing organizational change
• Defining next steps

Your Role (Online Component)

• Taking up the challenge
• Defining your mission
• Identifying your circle of influence
• Enrolling others

Attend This Workshop If You:

Are responding to a need identified within your organization to:

• consider the environmental and social impacts of your organization
• recognize the opportunities of having a sustainability focus
• develop leadership at all levels of the organization

Wish to make a difference in your organization

Tools and Takeaways:

• The sustainability map: the what, why and how
• Making the business case framework
• Three strategies you can use to influence organizational change
• Your own leadership perspective

How to Register:

To offer this course at your organization or to attend a public workshop;

Call 613 686-3113 or email info@catalystmind.com

The next public workshop is: Nov 7-8 2011, location to be determined

This course involves 3 hours of online time requiring access to internet, during and up to 3 days after the workshop.