{"product_id":"9780865716582","title":"The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook: How to Transform Your Company","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Canadian sustainability expert Bob Willard, whp spent 34 years with IBM, offers a punchy, practical guide to leading change in your company in The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook. He presents a seven-step model of change, seven practices that sustainability champions in companies must follow, seven paradoxes they will face, and seven \"derailers\" to avoid. If you're interested in becoming a champion for sustainability in your company, this would offer useful guidance.\" - Harvey Schachter, The Globe and Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical, easy-to-follow guidebook helps sustainability champions at any level in a company lead a transformation to a smarter, more successful, and more sustainable enterprise. \u003ci\u003eThe Sustainability Champion’s Guidebook\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the transformational steps to take, tips and techniques to use, and derailers to avoid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Willard’s previous books provide a financially relevant, compelling business case outlining why smart business executives should embrace sustainability. An expert on leadership, culture change, and organizational development, Willard distills lessons learned about cultural transformation and provides guidance on how to embed sustainability into corporate cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guidebook is exceptionally easy to use, read, and consult. Each tip is self-contained within two facing pages. A change tip is presented on one page with a supporting sidebar or figure on its opposite, facing page. It is organized around four frameworks for easy reference:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA seven-step sustainability change process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeven leadership practices to use during the change process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeven paradoxes that compliment the seven leadership practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeven derailers to avoid\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an indispensable tool for sustainability champions who are transforming their companies into more sustainable enterprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBob Willard\u003c\/b\u003e uses his senior management experience from his thirty-four-year career at IBM to create a business case for corporate sustainability strategies. He has delivered hundreds of keynote presentations on the subject to corporations, consultants, academics, and NGOs worldwide. His two highly-acclaimed books, \u003ci\u003eThe Sustainability Advantage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Business Case for Sustainability\u003c\/i\u003e , are also available through New Society Publishers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022267171056,"sku":"9780865716582","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865716582_p0.jpg?v=1763836141","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865716582","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}