Sustainability transformation: five books to inspire you

IMD professors recommend books to help you think differently about the challenges posed by sustainable business transformation. Radical Collaboration – Five essential skills to overcome defensiveness and build successful relationships James Tamm and Ronald J Luyet Ask any leader who drives sustainability transformation if collaboration is important, you will get a sounding “yes”. Ask if collaboration is working well within his or her organization and with outside stakeholders, the answer will be much more pessimistic. Radical Collaboration is a “how to” guide for building effective collaboration in and outside the organization. Sustainability transformation is dependent on strong collaboration – not only within organizations but also with external stakeholders. Without it, building competitive advantages based on sustainability is impossible. Radical Collaboration is an important guide to taking collaboration seriously and putting it at the heart of the upskilling initiatives needed for sustainable business transformation. Florian Hoos , Professor of Sustainability and ESG Accounting Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World Katharine Hayhoe The “knowing-doing gap” is perhaps the most significant climate-related challenge we face today. The concept explains a situation where we have plenty of knowledge (through science and our own experiences) to […]

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