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9781783531905 English 1783531908 A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership, Drawing on interviews with 75 leaders in more than 40 multinational corporations and NGOs, Schein explores how ecological worldviews are developed and expressed in global sustainability practice. By applying key theories from developmental psychology integral ecology and eco-psychology to sustainability practice, Schein encourages us to think about leadership in a different way. The insights from this book can be usefully integrated into leadership curriculum and development programmes to help the next generation of leaders respond to global challenges. Book jacket., As midsize mammals dependent on the earth's ecosystems for life, human beings now face the most serious and complex set of ecological problems in our history. Driven by our ecologically unsustainable way of life and the dramatic increase in our global population, these problems include an increasingly less predictable climate and a wide range of interrelated social, environmental, and economic problems. Although we have been saturated with scientific information describing the ecological crisis, it has not significantly altered the behaviors responsible for the serious ecological problems we face. Underlying the resistance to a deeper transformation towards sustainability is a psychological phenomenon known as worldview, which can be thought of as our entrenched ways of seeing the world. Worldviews can also act as blinders that limit our perception. Eco-psychologists characterize most worldviews as anthropocentric reflecting a belief that human beings ultimately control nature through technological and economic advances. Conversely, eco-centric worldviews express a belief that human beings are dependent on and literally embedded in the Earth's ecosystem. Developmental psychology researchers also refer to worldviews as mindsets, action logics and stages of consciousness, which can be conventional and less complex or post-conventional and more complex. Reframing the traditional natural science dialogue and advancing sustainability leadership requires a new level of integration between these disciplines. Based on this integrative framework, A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership presents the findings from an empirical study of the ecological worldviews and leadership mindsets of a large group of global sustainability leaders. Drawing on interviews with seventy-five leaders in multinational corporations, NGO's, and universities, the findings illuminate sixteen specific ways that ecological worldviews and conscious mindsets are developed and expressed in the context of global sustainability practice. The author also explores how the complexity of sustainability is driving new approaches to leadership and ultimately expanding their consciousness., During the last decade, the sustainability position in multinational corporations has grown in influence. Much literature has explored how corporations can play an important role in solving the environmental challenges facing the planet. However, until now, there has been little research on sustainability leadership at the individual level. In this book, Schein explores the deeper psychological motivations of sustainability leaders. He shows how these motivations relate to overall effectiveness and capacity to lead transformational change and he explores the ways in which the complexity of sustainability is driving new approaches to leadership. Drawing on interviews with 75 leaders in more than 40 multinational organizations, NGOs, and academia, Schein explores how ecological worldviews and conscious mindsets are developed and expressed in the context of global sustainability practice. By empirically grounding key theories from developmental psychology in sustainability leadership practice, the author encourages us to think about leadership in a different way. A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership will be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience of social scientists, educators, corporate executives, and social entrepreneurs. The insights from this book can be usefully integrated into leadership curriculum and development programs to help the next generation of sustainability leaders respond to global challenges.
9781783531905 English 1783531908 A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership, Drawing on interviews with 75 leaders in more than 40 multinational corporations and NGOs, Schein explores how ecological worldviews are developed and expressed in global sustainability practice. By applying key theories from developmental psychology integral ecology and eco-psychology to sustainability practice, Schein encourages us to think about leadership in a different way. The insights from this book can be usefully integrated into leadership curriculum and development programmes to help the next generation of leaders respond to global challenges. Book jacket., As midsize mammals dependent on the earth's ecosystems for life, human beings now face the most serious and complex set of ecological problems in our history. Driven by our ecologically unsustainable way of life and the dramatic increase in our global population, these problems include an increasingly less predictable climate and a wide range of interrelated social, environmental, and economic problems. Although we have been saturated with scientific information describing the ecological crisis, it has not significantly altered the behaviors responsible for the serious ecological problems we face. Underlying the resistance to a deeper transformation towards sustainability is a psychological phenomenon known as worldview, which can be thought of as our entrenched ways of seeing the world. Worldviews can also act as blinders that limit our perception. Eco-psychologists characterize most worldviews as anthropocentric reflecting a belief that human beings ultimately control nature through technological and economic advances. Conversely, eco-centric worldviews express a belief that human beings are dependent on and literally embedded in the Earth's ecosystem. Developmental psychology researchers also refer to worldviews as mindsets, action logics and stages of consciousness, which can be conventional and less complex or post-conventional and more complex. Reframing the traditional natural science dialogue and advancing sustainability leadership requires a new level of integration between these disciplines. Based on this integrative framework, A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership presents the findings from an empirical study of the ecological worldviews and leadership mindsets of a large group of global sustainability leaders. Drawing on interviews with seventy-five leaders in multinational corporations, NGO's, and universities, the findings illuminate sixteen specific ways that ecological worldviews and conscious mindsets are developed and expressed in the context of global sustainability practice. The author also explores how the complexity of sustainability is driving new approaches to leadership and ultimately expanding their consciousness., During the last decade, the sustainability position in multinational corporations has grown in influence. Much literature has explored how corporations can play an important role in solving the environmental challenges facing the planet. However, until now, there has been little research on sustainability leadership at the individual level. In this book, Schein explores the deeper psychological motivations of sustainability leaders. He shows how these motivations relate to overall effectiveness and capacity to lead transformational change and he explores the ways in which the complexity of sustainability is driving new approaches to leadership. Drawing on interviews with 75 leaders in more than 40 multinational organizations, NGOs, and academia, Schein explores how ecological worldviews and conscious mindsets are developed and expressed in the context of global sustainability practice. By empirically grounding key theories from developmental psychology in sustainability leadership practice, the author encourages us to think about leadership in a different way. A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership will be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience of social scientists, educators, corporate executives, and social entrepreneurs. The insights from this book can be usefully integrated into leadership curriculum and development programs to help the next generation of sustainability leaders respond to global challenges.