Sustainability Maverick: Influence and Persuasion Mastery

Description

Whether your thing is reducing carbon emissions, cleaning up the oceans, defending biodiversity, eliminating poverty, making waste circular or some other social or environmental challenge – your sustainability goals are too important to fail.

We need Sustainability Mavericks like you to be armed with top gun skills in sustainability to really make change happen.

Whilst you are passionate about sustainability most Sustainability Mavericks feel constantly frustrated that people won't listen to what you are saying, they get frustrated that people don't seem to understand how important it is to fix these sustainability issues before its too late, and even though they work really hard trying to fix important social or environmental challenges they struggle to get others to take action.

Welcome to “Sustainability Maverick: Influence Master for Change” where you will learn one of the most important skills that every sustainability professional or advocate needs - the ability to influence and motivate others to take action, change their behaviour and support your sustainability goals.

In order to make change happen at a scale that actually makes a difference you will need more than technical knowledge of sustainability concepts or reporting frameworks.

What you really need to make change happen is the ability to influence and motivate key decision makers and stakeholders.

Influence and persuasion is essential to success in our professional lives as well as achieving our sustainability goals. With every business challenge comes an opportunity to influence an outcome. An ethical application of persuasive skills lets you achieve unmatched results.

Whether you need to convince clients to sign a contract, succeed in a competitive job interview, garner support for a proposal, get a pay rise or win new business, persuasive skills are the driving force that will help you accomplish your goals.

By understanding how to leverage these skills effectively you can drive change, create sustainable outcomes and and advance your career.

Your ability to influence and motivate key stakeholders is an essential leadership skill in order to achieve better sustainability outcomes.

This course draws upon the realms of behavioural science, sales, and communication. By integrating these powerful disciplines, you will gain the tools necessary to shape decision-making processes and effectively influence individuals and organisations.

In this course you will:

• Gain insights into the principles of human behaviour and decision-making;

• Learn a practical and effective technique to influence others to take action and support your sustainability initiatives;

• Enhance your communication abilities, including persuasive storytelling, active listening, and building rapport; and

• Acquire strategies to address resistance, objections, and common barriers to change.

Whether you are an experienced sustainability professional seeking to enhance your influencing abilities or someone new to the field looking to make a significant impact, this course will equip you with the skills necessary to drive change and achieve your goals.

What You Will Learn!

• Learn how to influence others and get them to take action on sustainability issues like climate change, recycling, renewable energy, clean oceans, or the UNSDGs
• Gain insights into the principles of human behaviour and decision-making
• Learn a practical and effective technique to gain buy-in for your sustainability initiatives
• Enhance your communication abilities, including persuasive storytelling, active listening, and building rapport
• Acquire strategies to address resistance, objections, and common barriers to change

Who Should Attend!

• Sustainable entrepreneurs, Eco-preneurs, and social entrepreneurs who want to learn how to influence decision makers.
• Sustainability, ESG and CSR professionals who want to drive change and achieve better sustainability outcomes.
• Leaders of purpose driven organisations who want to scale their environmental or social impact and outcomes
• Anyone who needs to be able to sell a sustainable, ethical, or eco-friendly product or service.

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