Sustainable Leadership
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Paths of Hope: Livelihoods in Three Caribbean Communities of Costa Rica (Caminos de Esperanza: Medios de Vida en Tres Comunidades del Caribe Costarricense) List Price: $19.95 Sale Price: $19.95  |
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This film provides insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by families in three contrasting communities in Costa Rica. Developed for an innovative teaching collaboration between the School of Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University and EARTH University in Costa Rica, the film features insights into rural and peri-urban life as it is interpreted by residents, by EARTH University students working in the communities, and by experienced University faculty... |
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies List Price: $27.50 Sale Price: $14.45 Average Rating:  |
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"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial... |
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The Myths of Innovation List Price: $17.99 Sale Price: $11.13 Average Rating: |
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In this new paperback edition of the classic bestseller, you'll be taken on a hilarious, fast-paced ride through the history of ideas. Author Scott Berkun will show you how to transcend the false stories that many business experts, scientists, and much of pop culture foolishly use to guide their thinking about how ideas change the world... |
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The Innovator's Toolkit: 50+ Techniques for Predictable and Sustainable Organic Growth List Price: $29.95 Sale Price: $17.01 Average Rating: |
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An innovation guide for business leaders, managers, and new product developers The Innovator's Toolkit explains all the fundamental tools and concepts anyone involved in innovation should be familiar with--especially methods and strategies for improving products and services and developing new ones... |
Is philosophical satanism more likely to create a sustainable society than judeo-christian ideals?
I've stumbled upon the website of a movement calling itself "the church of satan" yesterday and I have to admit, it made me think.
They point out that the judeo-christian ideal of egalitarianism hinders natural leadership impulses and threatens to mediocrify mankind.
I also have to admit I am not currently under the impression that all the gentleness and kindness of thepast decades of our society has exactly fostered the kind of intelligent, kind people we hoped it would.
Is there merit in the idea to leave the weak to their own destiny if society wants to stay strong and capable?
Admittedly, it's a thought our conditioning makes us bristle at. But what is worse? A society eradicating itself through being too accommodating, or one ridding itself of weak elements as the animal kingdom would?
It is a dilemma, really.
"Leaders" need sheep to follow them to the promised land. We, the majority appear to follow whoever promises us a "more equal", i.e. a "privileged life". Such privileges being the un-even distribution of resources and wealth, a commanding position in our society, a declaration ex cathedra to the rest of society, that we possess "grace beauty and style", or a superior intellect and mind, ..
Consider that one day, you Tahini, might no longer have a healthy body and possess a superior mind. Would you really follow a religion, a madman, who not only promises to disenfranchise "unworthy" members in our society, but who would actually go ahead with such "natural selection"?
There are a hundred theories "why". Normal people have feelings of 'good' and 'evil', for what is "just", and they have "inhibitive reflexes". All of which prevent them from doing really bad things. Call it conscience, soul, ..
Tahini, I know you have it, and I am not buying into your "philosophy"!
Dare to Engage Personal Sustainability: the Lynchpin of Effective Leadership
If you are going to lead the way, you’re going to need some tools to support you on your path. Competence, instinct, inspiration, integrity, joy and the ability to engage people and create results are just a few of these things. There is something deeper. Often taken for granted, screaming for attention when it’s missing, foundational to all other qualities: “Personal Sustainability.” When you have it, you don’t notice it; when it’s borderline, you ache for it; and when it’s gone, you beg for it.
What is “personal sustainability?” Some executive coaching experts call it “self-care.” I define it as doing those things that bring your self alive, nurture your body and soul, give you more joy, energy, stamina and OOMPH, so you CAN engage again and again, making the impact you want in your life and organization.
Personal sustainability is all about doing the things that sustain you, so you can sustain your game, perhaps via clean eating, exercise, self-care, family time, engagement, joyful activities, scheduling, boundaries, etc. It’s an individual concoction and, without it, we risk burnout.
Personal sustainability of the leader is crucial. It is the lynchpin of effective leadership that supports us and holds it all together. Taking care of your self for effective leadership and executive coaching for “work/life balance” will not be a new idea or topic for this audience. We’ve all been there, done that. But what if:
• We REALLY created the space for people to hold personal sustainability at as high a priority as they would hold for bringing in a multi-million dollar deal, or improving performance for a promotion or for good parenting.
• More organizations provided the space, permission, championing and vehicles to engage in self-care regularly.
• We connected, on a daily basis, to our own PSPs (Personal Sustainability Plans).
• We lovingly invited folks to stop talking about it and get into action by taking on a whole new level of self responsibility, valuing self and others enough to engage in AUTHENTIC personal sustainability?
These performance improvement habits are worth the attention. It’s not rocket science, but the application and integration of it is. We’ve heard the statistics of rising healthcare costs and disease. (The latest: we will spend 4 trillion dollars in 2017 on healthcare.)
We see burnout around us, in the news, in our communities, in our own families and even in ourselves: a high-level executive suffers a heart attack, an over-extended working mom suffers a breakdown; the community hero gets a divorce after years of being disengaged from his family. These are not new scenarios. No one will disagree with me that personal sustainability is important; yet, I notice how quickly performance improvement undertakings fall to the bottom of the Outlook task list in service of doing almost anything else.
We need to help people find the space to give them permission to indulge in the art of self care. By engaging in our own self care, we create a more alive, engaging and joyful way of being (which is contagious.) We are all at choice here. This is about our IMPACT in effective leadership roles and how we set ourselves up to have the best impact possible.
Observe the impact of individuals practicing work/life balance and performance improvement, and how that affects their presence, clarity of thought, and performance.
• There is more “space” from which to lead.
• They’re more centered and present.
• They can do the work of twelve hours in eight because they’re present, clear-minded and energized.
• Their engagement is full-force, vs. surviving through the day at half-force making foggy decisions resulting in extra work for others and lower productivity for themselves.
Today’s effective leadership has the opportunity to create a future culture that nurtures and reveres self care. It’s not just about personal sustainability; it’s about being fully alive. This is not just about “self-focus”; it’s about being our best in our relationships, our work and our lives. Leading from this place, combined with the heart, the talent and the brilliance of each person, is where we can truly lead the way. It has to start somewhere and, as coaches and leaders, we are in a beautiful place to make an impact.
About the Author
Anese Cavanaugh, of Dare To Engage, Inc., is a Certified Professional Coach with a focus in Leadership Development, Performance Improvement and Health and Productivity. She works with individuals and groups, privately and in organizations, to help them lead authentically and be their own best heroes in business and life. To learn more about her work with people, the DTE Programs and services, and for additional resources and tools, go to www.DareToEngage.com where you can also sign up for a Free Report (also available in audio format), on “Three Key Strategies to Lead Your Energy and Create Results (in Business, in Life and in Leadership,)”
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Paths of Hope: Livelihoods in Three Caribbean Communities of Costa Rica (Caminos de Esperanza: Medios de Vida en Tres Comunidades del Caribe Costarricense) List Price: $19.95 Sale Price: $19.95 |
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This film provides insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by families in three contrasting communities in Costa Rica. Developed for an innovative teaching collaboration between the School of Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University and EARTH University in Costa Rica, the film features insights into rural and peri-urban life as it is interpreted by residents, by EARTH University students working in the communities, and by experienced University faculty... |
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies List Price: $27.50 Sale Price: $14.45 Average Rating: |
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"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial... |
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The Myths of Innovation List Price: $17.99 Sale Price: $11.13 Average Rating: |
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In this new paperback edition of the classic bestseller, you'll be taken on a hilarious, fast-paced ride through the history of ideas. Author Scott Berkun will show you how to transcend the false stories that many business experts, scientists, and much of pop culture foolishly use to guide their thinking about how ideas change the world... |
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The Innovator's Toolkit: 50+ Techniques for Predictable and Sustainable Organic Growth List Price: $29.95 Sale Price: $17.01 Average Rating: |
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An innovation guide for business leaders, managers, and new product developers The Innovator's Toolkit explains all the fundamental tools and concepts anyone involved in innovation should be familiar with--especially methods and strategies for improving products and services and developing new ones... |
Leadership Studies - Sustainable Buildings
