Prelims
Evolving Leadership for Collective Wellbeing
ISBN: 978-1-78743-879-8, eISBN: 978-1-78743-878-1
ISSN: 2058-8801
Publication date: 16 November 2018
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(2018), "Prelims", Evolving Leadership for Collective Wellbeing (Building Leadership Bridges), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-xvii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2058-880120180000007002
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EVOLVING LEADERSHIP FOR COLLECTIVE WELLBEING
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EVOLVING LEADERSHIP FOR COLLECTIVE WELLBEING
Lessons for Implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Edited by
SEANA LOWE STEFFEN
Restorative Leadership Institute, USA
JAMIE REZMOVITS
Restorative Leadership Institute and Scheitler & Rezmovits, USA
SHANAH TREVENNA
Conscious Leadership Institute, USA
SHANA RAPPAPORT
GreenBiz Group, USA
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Dedication
In loving memory of Seana Lowe Steffen who is still lighting the way.
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to all those whose support helped me to edit this book. As with most things in life, the people walking the path beside me on this journey have made all the difference (and there were many, without whom, this book would not exist).
I am grateful to my co-editors Shanah Trevenna and Shana Rappaport for birthing the possibility of this book into existence alongside Seana Lowe Steffen. It is a true delight to know you in such a deeply meaningful way. Thank you for creating the opportunity for me to carry the torch.
I am grateful for the contributions and extraordinary time and effort given by the authors in this volume. I learned from every one of you.
Thank you to Sierra Brashear, Mary Adams, and Juliet Biagi for your love, support, and willingness to step in to support this project at all hours of the night and day.
Thank you to Debra DeRuyver, at the International Leadership Association, for your invaluable and patient guidance and enthusiastic encouragement. Without you, this book would have never seen the light of day. I am also grateful to Emerald Publishing for seeing the potential in this book.
A special thank you to Martha Lang for your brilliant assistance and expertise with editing, and for walking me through this process in such a kind and compassionate way.
To Mom, Dad, and Matt for taking such good care of me when it was down to the wire!
And most importantly, thank you to Seana Lowe Steffen for inviting me on this journey with you. Working on this project has helped me to heal my broken heart from losing my best friend.
Jamie Rezmovits Co-Editor
About the Editors
Seana Lowe Steffen, PhD, deceased, was the founder and CEO of the Restorative Leadership Institute (RLI), which cultivates leadership and enterprise that fulfills humanity’s potential to thrive in balance with all life. As a certified B Corp, RLI received “Best for the World” recognition among all certified B Corps globally in 2017, 2016, and 2013. Seana brought nearly 25 years of experience in strategic consulting, capacity building, and leadership and organizational development. Her client community spanned sectors and continents including Tostan, The Sustainability Consortium, National Civilian Community Corps, Hewlett Packard, Denver Water, and the Carter Center. For her positive impact, Seana was invited to be a delegate at the prestigious Skoll World Forum.
Jamie Rezmovits, JD, as the Chair of the Restorative Leadership Institute, supports purpose-driven organizations and planet-minded leadership to increase their positive impact. With specialties in environmental conflict transformation, education, and community development, her heart-centered work spans from university classrooms in the United States to rural communities abroad. As an educator at the University of Colorado, she worked as a faculty member for the INVST Community Studies Department where she trained community leaders to work for the benefit of humanity and the environment. Jamie is a practicing attorney at Scheitler & Rezmovits, PC in Denver, Colorado.
Shanah Trevenna has been leading and guiding leaders of companies and non-profit organizations in the impact space for over 15 years. Shanah’s unique style as an executive and leadership coach bridges her broad academic and professional experience with a honed intuition that helps leaders connect with their true nature and create their most fulfilling life and business. Her PhD focused on evolving business and the global economy, so she speaks and consults globally on diverse topics such as B Corps, women’s empowerment, blockchain for good, and conscious entrepreneurship. Shanah currently works with 100 global coaching clients.
Shana Rappaport has worked actively for over a decade as a cross-industry convener to advance sustainability solutions. Over the last five years, as director of strategic programs for GreenBiz Group, Shana has helped build and scale the VERGE global event series, focusing on how technology accelerates the clean economy. Shana previously served as Director of Education for Bioneers, and as a nationally recognized community leader during her time as an undergraduate and graduate student at USC.
Preface
Seana Lowe Steffen was the creative and strategic visionary behind this book and a beautiful soul. Tragically, she was killed in car accident near Longmont, Colorado, on September 16, 2017, before it could be published, but her light has shined bright as a guide through my completion of this project on her behalf.
I remember Seana calling me in the fall of 2016 with the news of her book proposal having been selected for publication. She was giddy with excitement and pride – enough so that just the tone of her voice made me giggle, too. She had a way of doing that – of sharing in such an authentic and embodied way that I couldn’t help but want to get involved. That was one of Seana’s most powerful gifts – the ability to inspire those around her to work with her in service to the possibility of a better world.
Before she died, Seana was on a mission to answer the guiding question, “How do we bring out the best of our diverse humanity to ensure a sustainable future?” She believed in humanity’s potential to meet the environmental and social challenges facing our planet in a way that would result in wondrous outcomes. This book and the process for its creation are a reflection of all that Seana held good and true, from the collaborative nature of the writing process to what she believed in the core of her being would be the impact of having this resource exist in the world. She was very proud of it.
Seana intended that this book empower individuals, organizations, and communities with practical tools and actionable insights to manifest the vision of a future where all life can thrive. Specifically, she hoped to:
Awaken the world to the potential of this pregnant moment in global history – inspiring recognition that our generation is the first, and possibly last, with the ability to meaningfully address these pressing global challenges.
Inspire belief in what’s possible in and for our world – bridging the divide between urgency and agency.
Seana celebrated her 50th year of life just a couple of weeks before her untimely passing. She spent the week of her birthday in the same way she lived her life every single day, expressing delight and profound gratitude. The last words of her birthday reflection convey the very essence of her being:
Infinite blessings to name and celebrate […] I am so grateful for the gift of my life every moment of every day, and wish the deep contentment of a fulfilled heart to all. Onward.
I hope you will find this book as meaningful and relevant as Seana knew it could be.
Jamie Rezmovits Co-Editor
- Prelims
- Introduction
- Part I Evolved Leadership for a Sustainable Future
- 1 The Emergence of Restorative Leadership
- 2 Humanistic Leadership for Sustainable Transformation
- 3 Collective Impact through Regenerative Development: Lessons from Green and Healthy Home Repair
- 4 Achieving a Sustainable Future through Adaptive and Strategic Leadership
- 5 Leadership Lessons from Women in High-risk Environments
- Part II Leading from Aligned Values
- 6 Fossil Fuel Divestment: The Power of Positively Deviant Leadership for Catalyzing Climate Action and Financing Clean Energy
- 7 Aligning Your Team’s Vision with the World’s Bold Goals
- 8 Perspectives and Possibilities: Aligning for Social Change
- Part III Relationships and the Heart of Our Shared Humanity
- 9 Relational Leadership and Laudato Si’: Pope Francis’ Call to Care for Our Common Home
- 10 Thriving as One Global Family: Leadership Beyond the Nation State
- 11 How to Negotiate for Sustainable Relationships and Prosperity
- Part IV The Moral and Ethical Imperative of an Inclusive Economy
- 12 The Living Company: A Systems Approach
- 13 Guiding Principles for Co-creating a Sustainable Economy and for Leveraging Blockchain for Collective Wellbeing
- 14 Gross National Happiness: A Powerful Instrument for Positive and Sustainable Global Change
- Part V Growing Our Future Leaders
- 15 Prototyping in the Anthropocene: A Case for Optimism from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative
- 16 Evolving Leadership for a Sustainable Future – Ceeds of Peace
- 17 Let’s Get Sustainable: A Five-Day MBA Residency Adventure
- About the Authors
- Index