Evolving Leadership provides guidance for individuals and organizations who champion the vision of the UN's 'Agenda for Sustainable Development'.

Front Cover -- Evolving Leadership For Collective Wellbeing: Lessons for Implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Preface -- Introduction -- The United Nations' Transforming Our World: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- Bridging the Leadership Gap -- Part I: Evolved Leadership for a Sustainable Future -- Part II: Leading from Aligned Values -- Part III: Relationships and the Heart of our Shared Humanity -- Part IV: The Moral and Ethical Imperative of an Inclusive Economy -- Part V: Growing Our Future Leaders -- The Future of Humanity is in our Hands -- Notes -- References -- Part I: Evolved Leadership For A Sustainable Future -- 1 The Emergence of Restorative Leadership -- Restorative Leadership -- Principles in Practice -- The World is an Interdependent Web -- Genius and Goodness Abound -- Everything is Possible -- The World is an Interdependent Web: Take the Long View -- Genius and Goodness Abound: Ask and Listen, Align,and Co-create -- Everything is Possible: Create Eddies of Possibility by Example -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Humanistic Leadership for Sustainable Transformation -- Humanism and Humanistic Management -- Illustrative Case: Sustainable Waterloo Region -- Leadership and the Four Drives at SWR -- Bonding and Comprehending in other Leadership Theories: Caring and Transforming Leadership -- The Role of Social Enterprise in Sustainability Transformation: Activating and Legitimating All Four Human Drives -- References -- 3 Collective Impact through Regenerative Development: Lessons from Green and Healthy Home Repair -- AHRC: A Story of Evolving Leadership for Collective Well-being -- Understanding AHRC's Successes -- Cultivating Regenerative Modes of Thought and Action. Cultivating Regenerative Social Fields and Ways of Being -- Five Leadership Practices for Regenerative Development -- Practice 1: Cultivating Intention, Attunement, and Integrity -- Practice 2: Leveraging Power of Privileged Positions through Powerful Conversation -- Practice 3: Establishing Holding Spaces for Regenerative Social Fields -- Practice 4: Aligning with Collective Vision and Building Collective Recognition -- Practice 5: Generative Listening -- Summary of Individual-level Practices Contributing to Regenerative Development -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 Achieving a Sustainable Future through Adaptive and Strategic Leadership -- Introduction -- The Sustainable Development Concept -- Leadership and Sustainable Development Challenges -- The North-South Development Divide -- Bridging the North-South Chasm -- A New Kind of Leadership for Sustainable Development -- Adaptive Leadership -- Strategic Leadership -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Leadership Lessons from Women in High-risk Environments -- Introduction: Expanding Our Horizons -- A World in High Risk -- Leadership Lessons from Women in High-risk Environments -- We Can't Recognize Change when We Can't See It -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Part II: Leading from Aligned Values -- 6 Fossil Fuel Divestment: The Power of Positively Deviant Leadership for Catalyzing Climate Action and Financing Clean Energy -- Introduction -- Taking Collective Action: The Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement -- Philanthropy and Climate Action: Charting the Blue Ocean of Divestment -- Mission-aligned Investing -- Levels of Mission-aligned Investing -- Mission-aligned Leadership -- Mission-aligned Leadership: Positive Deviance Outcomes -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Aligning Your Team's Vision with the World's Bold Goals -- Introduction. The Emergence of Our Approach - Creating a Collaborative Ecosystem in Mexico -- Evolving Our Business Model for Impact across Mexico -- Why and How Cirklo Aligned Its Vision with the SDGs -- Focusing Our Organization's Diverse Efforts using the SDGs -- Using the Lessons of Our Approach: The Team Alignment Tool -- A. Setting the Groundwork with a Common Language -- B. Aligning Your Vision with the Sustainable Development Goals -- Our Results from using the Team Alignment Tool -- Leveraging SDG Alignment for Collective Impact -- Promoting Quality Education for SDG4 through Continuous Collaboration with the LEGO Foundation, Mexico -- Developing Markets with SDG8 for Decent Work and Economic Growth with Social Development Citibanamex -- Establishing Initiatives for SDG 11 for Sustainable Cities and Communities with Bonafont, Mexico -- How to Manage and Care for Your Vision Internally -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 Perspectives and Possibilities: Aligning for Social Change -- Introduction -- Surprising Insights in the Cold -- Seeking Clarity in Confusion -- How Are We Different? -- Different Political Beliefs -- Different Ethnic/Cultural Backgrounds -- Differences in Motivation -- What Obstructs the Leveraging of Our Differences? -- Minimizing Differences between People on the Same Side of a Social Issue -- Are You Listening? -- Working Agreements: Alignment and Decision-making -- What Helps Bridge the Differences in Perspectives on Issues? -- The Journey Home -- Summary -- References -- 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 -- Introduction -- Who Is Pope Francis? -- Why Did Pope Francis Write Laudato Si'?. How Does Laudato Si's Emphasis on Interconnected Relationships Broaden the Dialogue and Align with the Sustainable Development goals of the united nations' 2030 agenda? -- How Might Laudato Si's Understanding of Interconnectedness Enrich Relational Leadership? -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Thriving as One Global Family: Leadership Beyond the Nation State -- Introduction -- Current Reality -- Peacemaking in a Global World -- Hunker Down or Recalibrate? -- The Tribal Mind -- Nepal Case Study -- Bangladesh Case Study -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 How to Negotiate for Sustainable Relationships and Prosperity -- The Law of Trust -- How to Establish Trust -- The Law of Communication -- Elements of Communication -- Framing the Message -- The Law of Strength -- The Source of Our Motivations -- The Hierarchy of Needs -- Needs Vs Positions -- The Knowledge of "Self" -- Knowledge of "Them" -- The Knowledge of Context -- The Law of Flexibility -- Creativity -- Brainstorming -- The Law of Manifestation -- Avoiding Common Pitfalls -- Embracing Common Expectations -- BATNA -- Establishing the Objective Criteria -- Understanding Human Biases -- The Anchoring Phenomenon -- The Power of Priming -- Negotiating with the Right Person -- Establishing Rapport -- It's the Package, Not the Pieces -- Avoid Traps -- Do Not Burn Your Bridges -- The Law of Mindfulness -- Understanding People -- Perception -- Culture -- The Power of Emotions -- The Law of Reflection -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: The Moral and Ethical Imperative of an Inclusive Economy -- 12 The Living Company: A Systems Approach -- Introduction -- The Impact Business As We Know It -- New Ways of Thinking -- Redefining Wealth -- Systems Measures -- Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement -- Sustainability Values Reflected in Indicators -- Sustainability Reporting -- The Circular Economy. A Responsible Business Model -- A Holistic Future -- Notes -- References -- 13 Guiding Principles for Co-creating a Sustainable Economy and for Leveraging Blockchain for Collective Wellbeing -- Part I: The Current Lie of Economic Inclusion -- Part II: Leading to Create a New Global Economy - A Guiding Framework -- Three Overarching Goals for a Sustainable Unified Global Economy -- Goal 1: Act as an Ecosystem - Emulate and Integrate with Nature's Systems -- Goal 2: Include and Empower All for Collective Wellbeing -- Goal 3: Raise Global Consciousness - Improve the Experience of Being Human -- Seven Guiding Principles for a Sustainable Unified Global Economy -- Principle 1: Collaboration over Competition -- Principle 2: Relationships over Transactions -- Principle 3: Decentralized over Hierarchical Power -- Principle 4: Distributed over Concentrated Wealth -- Principle 5: Internalize Externalities -- Principle 6: Activate Purpose and the Whole Self -- Principle 7: Simultaneously Protect and Evolve What Works -- Part III: Enacting This Framework using Blockchain -- What Is Blockchain and Why Does It Matter? -- Leveraging Blockchain for Democracy in the Global Political-Economy -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Gross National Happiness: A Powerful Instrument for Positive and Sustainable Global Change -- Introduction -- The Kingdom of Bhutan - The Small State with a Big Vision -- Gross National Happiness − The Concept in Bhutan -- Gross National Happiness - Pillars, Domains, and Measurement Index -- Aligning with and Applying the GNH Framework -- Educating for Gross National Happiness - Green Schools -- Gross National Happiness - Expanding Beyond Bhutan -- Conclusions: Gross National Happiness, from Theory to Practice -- References -- Part V: Growing Our Future Leaders. 15 Prototyping in the Anthropocene: A Case for Optimism from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.