What are the Skills Business Sustainability Leaders Should Have?

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Oct 17, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner of Taiga Company

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

Identifying, developing, and retaining quality resources has always been critical to long-term business sustainability.  However, some experts now believe traditional subject matter expertise will not be the limiting factor in the future.  As we evolve into a new state of business sustainability post recession, the quality of a company’s leaders  will play a defining role in every company’s transition.  For this reason, our sustainability consulting returns its attention to the qualities that will define tomorrow’s business sustainability leaders.   Within the GreenBiz post, 9 Skills for Success in Corporate Sustainability Leadership, we find interesting insights into what characteristics which others believe leaders should posses.  The article leverages a popular work from Timothy J. Mohin, which offers the following advice to aspiring business sustainability leaders. Click here to continue reading, What are the Skills Business Sustainability Leaders Should Have? 

Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".