Sustainability Leadership and Change

This module examines the role, importance and impact of effective leadership in the transformation required to integrate sustainability into organisations.  Students will gain an insight into their own leadership style and will critically evaluate the potential of successful leadership to inspire, motivate and manage others, to address systems and norms in driving a sustainability vision and deliver on organisational goals. There will be a focus on the role of values at individual and organisation level, the complexity of the interconnected nature of social, environmental and economic challenges and sensitivity to context.

1. Critically appraise theories of leadership and the principles of sustainability leadership.

2. Demonstrate a critical awareness of the process of change and the skills needed to lead and manage others in sustainability change.

3. Apply leadership and collaborative skills to the engagement of internal and external stakeholders on sustainability initiativies.

4. Critically analyse the role of leadership in creating and communicating sustainability vision, instilling a culture of trust and integrating with organisational goals.

5. Engage in ongoing critical reflection on the effectiveness of his/her own leadership.