Trust – the magic ingredient
Do people trust you? Do they believe you will do what you say you will do? Do they believe you are telling the truth, the...
Have you got what it takes?
Sep 5, 2011
The Green Executive was conceived and written as a manual for the new breed of senior businesspeople who want to guide their organisation to an...
Green Executive Review Round-up
Aug 23, 2011
When you read this I'll be off on holiday for two weeks visiting family in Belfast. So we'll be on holiday blogging routine - about...
Delivering Corporate Sustainability
Aug 3, 2011
In sustainability maturity model (above) that sits at the heart of The Green Executive, one of the five key requirements to create a truly green business...
Happy Birthday to Us!
Aug 1, 2011
It is five years to the day that I cast off the chains of an institutional career and set up Terra Infirma. I still remember...
Storytelling
Jul 18, 2011
I was delighted at the weekend to be sent this amazing picture by Melvin Redeker of him reading The Green Executive while on a kayaking...
Leadership vs Management
Jul 11, 2011
The central theme of my latest book, The Green Executive, is that 'green' has been elevated from environmental management to business leadership. But what does...
Integrating sustainability into the DNA of your organisation
Jul 4, 2011
How do you actually embed sustainability into the DNA of your organisation? Well according to my Sustainability Maturity Model (above - click to enlarge), you...
Doing the right thing: for the planet or for your business?
Jun 20, 2011
During the Business of Sustainability sessions last week I was asked about the green executives I had interviewed for my book, The Green Executive -...
The Business of Sustainability
Jun 17, 2011
Most of my focus this week was on Newcastle Univeristy Business School's Business of Sustainability Week. On Tuesday, NUBS very kindly hosted the formal launch...