The positive deviant : sustainability leadership in a perverse world / by Sara Parkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parkin, Sara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An economy low in carbon and high in life satisfaction will require thousands, if not millions of exceptional leaders. This book is the first to bring together sustainability knowledge with the leadership skills and tools to help you become one of those leaders. In it you will find everything you need to get started straight away, and to grow your effectiveness, even in a world that remains perversely intent on the opposite.This is essential reading for those in or aspiring to sustainability-literate leadership, and a must for all those teaching leadership and management.Whether you are new to the whole idea of sustainability, or reasonably well informed but not entirely confident about what to do for the best, this guide will help you 'do' sustainability. Free of checklists and policy recommendations, the focus is on you, and on developing your capacity to identify the right thing to do wherever you are and whatever your circumstances.

Contents:

Front Cover; The Positive Deviant; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; About the Author; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction: Positive deviance: A 21st century revolution; Section One: The Anatomy and Physiology of Unsustainable Development; Introduction: Getting the diagnosis right matters; Chapter 1: The symptoms; Examine the whole patient; Summary of symptoms; Chapter 2: Anatomy and physiology; The anatomy: Laws of nature have been broken; The physiology: Home economics; The diagnosis: A compound error theory of history

Chapter 3: The treatmentFour reflections: Capital, money, markets, growth; Reconciliation economics: What does good look like?; Conclusion: A once in a lifetime chance to get it right; Section Two: Lost Leadership; Introduction: A dysfunctional system; Chapter 4: The best and worst of it: Leadership today; Traditional leadership theories; Contemporary leadership theories; Evaluation; Chapter 5: Business school betrayal; Corporate (social) responsibility compromised; The anti-CR argument; Green shoots; Conclusion: Transformation means no going back

Section Three: Sustainability-Literate LeadershipIntroduction: Let thousands of positive deviants flourish!; Chapter 6: Four habits of thought; Resilience; Relationships; Reflection; Reverence; Chapter 7: New perspectives and broad knowledge; A sustainability-literate world view; A good enough knowledge base; Chapter 8: Principles of practice and tools of the trade; Principles of practice; Evaluating outcomes; Tools for change; Conclusion: Practical wisdom; Section Four: The Global Sustainability to do List; Introduction: Global challenges, local contributions

Chapter 9: The global sustainability to do listTwo models for thinking about sustainability on a global scale; Conclusion: Design your own; Prologue: The Future Starts Now; Appendix: Positive deviants; Notes; Bibliography: A good read; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-53116-5

1-136-53117-3

1-282-78993-7

9786612789939

1-84977-657-1

9781849776578

OCLC:

669521385