Sustainable Leadership: Sourcing and Multiplying Happiness acknowledges the desire of those in leadership CEOs and other executivesto sustain their own positions as leaders and to bestow legacies upon those who follow and the societies in which they live. To that end, Jacob Thomas outlines and describes sustainable leadership, presents several novel frameworks that enable individuals to develop methods for practicing sustainable leadership, and suggests sets of self-assessment questions to guide ones personal reflection.
In the course of its discussion, Sustainable Leadership describes how leaders can sustain their positions, cultivate insight, strengthen their inner selves, develop intention, consider context, show regard for followers, create strategy, act decisively, make an impact, analyze performance, engender wonder, and plan for the future.
Ample numbers of illustrating figures and insight boxes highlight the key points of Sustainable Leadership. These features help any leader or researcher who seeks to appreciate, understand, and apply the insights of this approach to see clearly the main points to grasp when discerning the sources and the potential for multiplying happiness as a practitioner of sustainable leadership.
Über den Autor
Jacob Thomas earned his doctoral degree in Agronomy from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, and was a doctoral fellow in Human Resource Development with Research Guide from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Thomas is a strategist, environmentalist, and practitioner of yoga and meditation. He held CEO positions in several organizations in different sectors since the year 1991. He also coaches and mentors young leaders on their paths toward excellence. He is voted as the “Manorama Newsmaker of the year 2015” and is currently working for the cause of Good Governance.