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Thriving in the Future

A responsible leader's guide to sustainability

By Allen J. Morrison and Heidi Strebel

156 pages

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Sustainability and responsible leadership are more than hot boardroom topics. They are the key to a successful future for every company, large or small, across the globe. You have the power to change the world.

Thriving in the future: A responsible leader’s guide to sustainability will show you how. Morrison and Strebel offer responsible leader’s a practical, step-by-step, transformative path forward to a sustainable future developed from their extensive research and in-depth interviews with game-changing innovators like Herman Miller, Tata Motors, Philips, Nestlé, Natura, Tupperware, LEGO and many others. Their success can be your success.

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Axiom Business Book Awards 2016
Category: Philanthropy / Nonprofit / Sustainability
Bronze medal

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International Institute for Management Development

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9782940485116

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