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A Guide to Developing Change Agents for Sustainability

Target GroupBachelor, Executive Education, Master, PhDResource TypeWorkbookDomainLeadership for Sustainability and Business Transformation, Sustainable Human Resource ManagementAuthorProf. Rob van Tulder
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  • This Personal Sustainable Leadership Plan (PsLP) guide helps students develop leadership competencies for sustainability transformation. Students learn to assess their current skills, create structured development plans, and build the necessary capabilities for becoming effective change agents, particularly focusing on 21st-century skills and Inner Development Goals.

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  • The resource is designed for implementation in leadership development courses or professional development programs. It works best as a semester-long framework where students can progressively develop their leadership plans through guided reflection and peer interaction.
  •  Faculty should structure the material using the five-phase approach outlined in the guide. Regular feedback sessions and buddy group formations are essential. Instructors should facilitate both individual reflection and group discussions to help students develop their leadership profiles.
  • The guide references additional resources including the Skill Sheets formula, Inner Development Goals toolkit, and materials on 21st-century skills that can be used to deepen the learning experience.

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Workbook

Guide systematic progression through structured learning materials. Students should work independently while connecting exercises to broader conceptual frameworks. Use workbooks to reinforce learning and provide individualized practice opportunities with consistent feedback mechanisms.

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    Subject area
    • General KnowledgeThis section provides general frameworks and concepts related to sustainability that can be used in any discipline and across industries.
    • Specific KnowledgeThis section provides sustainability related content that would enable students following a business or management degree or course to be better equipped to face sustainability related challenges.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    Competence area
    • Problem-solving
    • Critical thinking
    • Self-awareness
    • Collaboration
    • Normative awareness
    • Anticipatory thinking
    • Systems thinking
    • Strategy
    Learning approach
    • Cognitive learning
    • Socio-emotional learning
    • Behavioural learning
    • Subject area
      • General KnowledgeGeneral knowledge represents foundational understanding across multiple disciplines needed for sustainable development. It creates an integrated mindset that connects basic and advanced topics across various knowledge domains.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    • Skill area
      • Problem-solving
      • Critical thinking
      • Self-awareness
      • Collaboration
      • Normative awareness
      • Anticipatory thinking
      • Systems thinking
      • Strategy
    • Learning approach
      • Cognitive learning
      • Socio-emotional learning
      • Behavioural learning
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    • General KnowledgeThis section provides general frameworks and concepts related to sustainability that can be used in any discipline and across industries.
    • Specific KnowledgeThis section provides sustainability related content that would enable students following a business or management degree or course to be better equipped to face sustainability related challenges.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    Competence area
    • Problem-solving
    • Critical thinking
    • Self-awareness
    • Collaboration
    • Normative awareness
    • Anticipatory thinking
    • Systems thinking
    • Strategy
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    • Cognitive learning
    • Socio-emotional learning
    • Behavioural learning
    • Subject area
      • General KnowledgeGeneral knowledge represents foundational understanding across multiple disciplines needed for sustainable development. It creates an integrated mindset that connects basic and advanced topics across various knowledge domains.
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      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
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      • Collaboration
      • Normative awareness
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