Leadership for Thriving: A Framework to Lead the Business Community to Sustainable Behaviors

Olivares, Magdalena

Leadership for Thriving: A Framework to Lead the Business Community to Sustainable Behaviors

dc.contributor.advisor	Pare, Jeremy
dc.contributor.author	Olivares, Magdalena
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-26T22:01:49Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-26T22:01:49Z
dc.date.issued	2023-04-25
dc.department	Nicholas School of the Environment
dc.description.abstract	Climate change is a complex problem whose solution is still far from being on track. Although we have advanced a lot in terms of knowledge and awareness of the problem, we are struggling to transition to sustainable actions. Corporations have the key to unleash a substantial potential contribution to facing this challenge moving forward. Developing new business models that move their operations away from current environmental damage is needed. Their potential to leverage their connections with consumers and other stakeholders, educating and influencing them to be part of the solution, and joining efforts to adjust lifestyles and preferences for sustainable consumption also presents a huge opportunity. For these challenges, corporations need to face the transition from a technical to an adaptative approach. But corporations are not prepared to run this challenge on their own; integrating the environmental impact in the business model requires the support of environmental experts. This research is based on the hypothesis that there is an opportunity to enhance sustainable behavior transformation by improving communication and collaboration between business and environmental professionals. With this purpose, the research was done through a qualitative comparative analysis that looks to contrast the perspective and resources those professionals have with respect to climate change, looking for the interconnection of joint possibilities that can be approached in a more collaborative manner. The ecological self maturity, nature experience, and knowledge of environmental professionals make them the best candidates to support corporate change. But there is a learning challenge for environmental professionals as well, since technical acumen is not enough to lead such large and complex adaptative changes in human systems in the corporate world. This framework aims at providing a tool for environmental professionals to effectively hone their skills to lead and communicate with corporate audiences and guide them towards effective actions to tackle environmental change. Leadership for Thriving combines this perspective of leadership and inspiring storytelling with the optimistic approach of the breakthrough movement of thriving, which inspires the examples and reflections of this proposal.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27139
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	thriving
dc.subject	Sustainability
dc.subject	Leadership
dc.subject	Communication
dc.subject	Storytelling
dc.subject	Climate action
dc.subject	Behavior
dc.subject	Climate change
dc.subject	Nature
dc.subject	Ecological self
dc.subject	Ecological worldview
dc.subject	Nature connection
dc.subject	Sustainable business
dc.subject	Business
dc.subject	Ecological behavior
dc.subject	Environment
dc.subject	Environmental professional
dc.subject	Skills
dc.subject	Strategy
dc.subject	Effective
dc.subject	personalization
dc.subject	nature preference
dc.subject	Transformation
dc.subject	adaptative
dc.subject	ontology of language
dc.subject	Neuroscience
dc.subject	Social Science
dc.subject	customization
dc.subject	commitment
dc.subject	Challenge
dc.subject	Stakeholders
dc.subject	Collaboration
dc.subject	corporations
dc.subject	Organizations
dc.subject	Net zero
dc.subject	Sustainable business
dc.subject	sustainable
dc.subject	Integration
dc.subject	Decarbonization
dc.subject	behavioral change
dc.subject	Opportunity
dc.subject	Environmental worldview
dc.subject	ecocentric
dc.subject	building bridges
dc.subject	seeding
dc.subject	Learning
dc.subject	framework
dc.subject	reflection
dc.subject	action
dc.subject	Green
dc.subject	inspire
dc.subject	Lead
dc.subject	Community
dc.subject	audience
dc.subject	Communication cycle
dc.subject	Journey
dc.subject	Cycle
dc.subject	engage
dc.subject	collaborate
dc.subject	purpose
dc.subject	Identity
dc.subject	Duke
dc.subject	Nicholas School of the Environment
dc.subject	Target audience
dc.subject	Development
dc.title	Leadership for Thriving: A Framework to Lead the Business Community to Sustainable Behaviors
dc.title.alternative	Leadership for Thriving A Framework to Lead the Business Community to Sustainable Behaviors
dc.type	Master's project
duke.embargo.months	0

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