32 min
Special Edition - Systemic Change for Sustainability: Geert-Jan 'GJ' Van Der Zanden (Thailand) Thriving in the Age of Disruption
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- Entrepreneurship
In this episode dedicated to Sustainability, Dr. Ramesh and Mr. Geert-Jan 'GJ' Van Der Zanden confront the pressing need to overhaul traditional notions of success in business. GJ, Visiting Professor, Author and Expert on Sustainability, Transformational Leadership and Systemic Change, underscores how critical it's now become for all stakeholders to engage in this conversation.
With shallow solutions falling short in addressing the complex systemic challenges our world faces, there's an urgent need for a radical shift in mindset among business leaders to move beyond traditional profit-driven models, towards holistic approaches that prioritise socially inclusive and environmentally responsible models of growth:
- What are the challenges businesses face in navigating sustainability transitions?
- What is the transformative potential of adopting a regenerative leadership mindset?
- How can we redefine success in business leadership and forge a more sustainable future together?
5 Key Takeaways:
Urgent Mindset Shift: Refocusing to Sustainability and societal impact.Systemic Transformation: Overhauling systems, relationships and paradigms for real change.Collaborative Engagement: Driving powerful collective action for systemic solutions.Purposeful Leadership: Aligning personal and organisational purpose for meaningful change.Educational Empowerment: Equipping future leaders with both tools and the mindset for systemic changeHost: Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra, Author, Podcast Host, Founder of Talent Leadership Crucible & Founder of Impact Velocity
Guest Speaker: Mr. Geert-Jan (GJ) Van Der Zanden, Visiting Professor and Senior Advisor for Sustainability & Transformational Leadership at Sasin School of Management, Thailand.
Check out GJ’s latest book (free online access): Transforming our Critical Systems (Cambridge University Press, 2024).
Tune in, and together we'll be Thriving in the Age of Disruption.
In this episode dedicated to Sustainability, Dr. Ramesh and Mr. Geert-Jan 'GJ' Van Der Zanden confront the pressing need to overhaul traditional notions of success in business. GJ, Visiting Professor, Author and Expert on Sustainability, Transformational Leadership and Systemic Change, underscores how critical it's now become for all stakeholders to engage in this conversation.
With shallow solutions falling short in addressing the complex systemic challenges our world faces, there's an urgent need for a radical shift in mindset among business leaders to move beyond traditional profit-driven models, towards holistic approaches that prioritise socially inclusive and environmentally responsible models of growth:
- What are the challenges businesses face in navigating sustainability transitions?
- What is the transformative potential of adopting a regenerative leadership mindset?
- How can we redefine success in business leadership and forge a more sustainable future together?
5 Key Takeaways:
Urgent Mindset Shift: Refocusing to Sustainability and societal impact.Systemic Transformation: Overhauling systems, relationships and paradigms for real change.Collaborative Engagement: Driving powerful collective action for systemic solutions.Purposeful Leadership: Aligning personal and organisational purpose for meaningful change.Educational Empowerment: Equipping future leaders with both tools and the mindset for systemic changeHost: Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra, Author, Podcast Host, Founder of Talent Leadership Crucible & Founder of Impact Velocity
Guest Speaker: Mr. Geert-Jan (GJ) Van Der Zanden, Visiting Professor and Senior Advisor for Sustainability & Transformational Leadership at Sasin School of Management, Thailand.
Check out GJ’s latest book (free online access): Transforming our Critical Systems (Cambridge University Press, 2024).
Tune in, and together we'll be Thriving in the Age of Disruption.
32 min