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John Whitfield on the Future of Sustainability, Success Drivers for Impactful Executives, and Leadership Lessons from the Netherlands
Forward-Looking Leadership
1 hour 4 minutes
1 year ago
John Whitfield on the Future of Sustainability, Success Drivers for Impactful Executives, and Leadership Lessons from the Netherlands
John Whitfield (linkedin.com/in/john-whitfield-73b47515 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-whitfield-73b47515/]), Head of Sustainable Business Europe at Acre, joins host Dan Freehling (contempusleadership.com [https://www.contempusleadership.com/]) to discuss his views on impactful leadership, both in the sustainability space and for all leaders. John and Dan discuss the lessons John has learned about leadership as an American living and working in the oldest still-functioning capitalist society in the world, the Netherlands. John reveals the three key competencies that drive success as a Chief Sustainability Officer, including effective organizational change management skills. John describes the central task of leader development as know thyself and explains that the principles of coaching and Conscious Leadership most resonate with him. John and Dan then discuss the underexplored concept of followership and conclude with John's top recommendations from the 42 books he has read in the past year. Recommended Reading: "The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership" by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Warner Klemp, "Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps" by Jennifer Garvey Berger, "How to Be an Adult in Relationships" by David Richo, and "The Myth of Normal" by Gabor Mate. Show notes at forwardlookingleadership.com [https://forwardlookingleadership.com].
Forward-Looking Leadership
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