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Individual Characteristics for Leadership in Sustainability

This list of characteristics for leadership in sustainability is being developed by Forum for the Future.

  • Challenging the Status Quo: Creating impetus for change for sustainability by encouraging innovation and challenging others to think differently.
  • Partnerships: Creating strategic networks and alliances based on collaboration.
  • Consultation: Engaging in dialogue and balancing competing demands of stakeholders.
  • Futures: Using strategic insight to create a broad vision balancing economic, social and environmental factors.
  • Communication: Inspiring others and capturing their imagination, utilising the power of the media and communicating by example.
  • Empowerment: Mobilising others by building capacity and developing their awareness of sustainability.
  • Integrity: Providing a transparent values proposition aligning actions and words.
  • Understanding Complexity: Demonstrating an awareness of the interdependency of systems across society.
  • Adaptability: Being able to adapt approach in the face of challenges.