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Sustainability The Leadership Challenge. Choose the Right Style. Leader as learner, leader as partner Identify your leaders and support Distribute leadership / bottom up ‘Walking the talk’ – we need to lead!. Principal, David Wood, cycles to college. Clarify & Structure.
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Sustainability The Leadership Challenge
Choose the Right Style • Leader as learner, leader as partner • Identify your leaders and support • Distribute leadership / bottom up • ‘Walking the talk’ – we need to lead!
Clarify & Structure • Be systemic but responsive; simplify • Develop Policy/Strategy; be aspirational but realistic • Use frameworks, e.g. the 4Cs – Culture, Campus, Curriculum and Community • Establish Sustainability Forum/include students • Use existing groups
Involve Everyone • ‘From canteen to boardroom’ • It’s about values not skills • Start with the staff / open door • Model behaviour
Members of the Sustainable Development Working Group with the Green Gown award
Be Practical • Focused action plan to direct energies • Simple ideas, big results! • Continually communicate activities and successes • Have fun!
A taste of Fairtrade at LMC’s staff chocolate and wine tasting
Get Support • EAUC • Consultant • Other colleges • Colleagues
Leadership Drivers • Behave ethically • Commit to Corporate Social Responsibility • Take a risk based approach • Foster collaboration amongst staff and partners • Develop a common way of thinking/culture • Use frameworks to facilitate and track change • Organisations don’t change, people do