Episode 2

Two approaches to build support your sustainability initiative (and why you should only use one of them) /102

Have you ever talked with colleagues about why it’s a good idea for your organisation to do more about sustainability only to be met with disinterest or even hostility?

In this episode Osbert Lancaster takes you through two approaches to building support for your initiative – and explains why you should focus on just one of them.

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Find the show notes at realise.earth/102

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Leadership for Sustainability
Helping sustainability directors, managers & pioneers make change happen.

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Osbert Lancaster

Facilitator, consultant and trainer. 20+ years of helping leaders and managers of organisations large and small deliver change for people and nature. Led the development of the University of Edinburgh’s pioneering sustainability strategy. Co-created a UNESCO recognised leadership programme. Aspiring improv performer. Facilitation mantra: Talk less, listen more.