
Lead for the Planet
Five Practices for Confronting Climate Change
Rae Andre(Author)
Aevo UTP (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2020
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-4875-0833-3 (ISBN)
Description
With melting ice caps in the Arctic causing catastrophic environmental issues, it's hard to believe that we've had to spend so much time convincing each other that climate change is real. Lead for the Planet shifts the focus to how we, the members of Team Humanity, are going to organize to solve the twin issues of climate change and energy evolution. The book channels a broad range of social science perspectives, from anthropology to psychology to economics, to help decision-makers explore how Team Humanity can get this thing done.
Lead for the Planet outlines five practices that successful climate leaders will need to adopt, from getting the truth about the state of the planet, to assessing the risks and identifying the interests of key stakeholders, to implementing change within and between organizations and sectors on a global scale. Building on her experience as an organizational psychologist, Rae Andre shows how these practices comprise an effective model for climate leadership. Lead for the Planet is a guide for the kind of leadership that is necessary to help us all avoid the worst of global warming and to create a clean energy future for the generations to come.
Lead for the Planet outlines five practices that successful climate leaders will need to adopt, from getting the truth about the state of the planet, to assessing the risks and identifying the interests of key stakeholders, to implementing change within and between organizations and sectors on a global scale. Building on her experience as an organizational psychologist, Rae Andre shows how these practices comprise an effective model for climate leadership. Lead for the Planet is a guide for the kind of leadership that is necessary to help us all avoid the worst of global warming and to create a clean energy future for the generations to come.
Reviews / Votes
"Rae Andre's book provides a knowledgeable summary of key climate science issues as she presents her humanistic perspective throughout her book. Unlike other books that stress climate science and policy, Andre zeros in on human behavior with what she calls the two systems of thinking - system one, which is more emotionally based, and system two, which is systematic and rationally based. This reviewer is particularly impressed on the chapter on defining the 'business of business' where she discusses for-profit business decision-making and motivations."- Richard Smardon, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Publishing group
University of Toronto Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-0833-3 (9781487508333)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Rae Andre is a climate change educator and bestselling author. She teaches Leadership and Sustainability in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, as Professor Emeritus, and consults on integrating planetary sustainability into business school and other university curricula.
Content
Acknowledgments
Welcome to Team Humanity
Practice 1: Get the Truth
Practice 2: Assess the Risks
Practice 3: Weigh the Stakes
Practice 4: Define the Business of Business
Practice 5: Engage Global Leadership
What's the Plan?
Notes
Index
Welcome to Team Humanity
Practice 1: Get the Truth
Practice 2: Assess the Risks
Practice 3: Weigh the Stakes
Practice 4: Define the Business of Business
Practice 5: Engage Global Leadership
What's the Plan?
Notes
Index