Navigating that complexity requires a strong inner compass and a clear decision about which side of history you want to stand on. Once that inner orientation is set, we find it helpful to think about leadership influence in four concentric spheres, because clarity about where you can act is just as important as the will to act.
ClimateVoices · Episode 94 · 07-01-26
An interview with Babette Julia Brinkmann and Barbara Kump, authors of the recently published book The Green Handprint at Work: How to be an Employee Activist for Sustainability.
Babette Julia Brinkmann is Professor of Organisational and Group Psychology at Cologne University of Applied Sciences. She researches and teaches sustainable and social transitions in organisations and beyond, with a focus on climate communication and cooperation in divided settings. Beyond this, she supports organisations to create change towards sustainability. She lives and works in Munich and Paris.
Barbara Kump is Associate Professor of Business and Sustainability at the University of Twente. She researches organisational change toward environmental sustainability, with a focus on how change can be initiated from within. She has designed two programmes for sustainable leadership and coaches leaders and employees on how to initiate change within their own companies. She lives and works in Enschede.
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Babette Julia Brinkmann
Professor of Organisational and Group Psychology at Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Barbara Kump
Associate Professor of Business and Sustainability at the University of Twente
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