Leadership for Sustainability:People, Planet, Profit (EDD 730)
Term: Academic Year 2025-2026 Graduate Fall Term
Description
All organizations are situated within a complex ecosystem; they rely on this ecosystem to provide the resources necessary to succeed. Recognizing that long-term viability depends on the health and regenerative capacity of their ecosystem. Responsible organizations act intentionally to sustain the social environmental, and economic resources on which they - and others - depend for their survival. Leadership for sustainability operates through multiple pathways, including a deep understanding of the interrelatedness of systems, a compelling vision for the future, attentive engagement with long-term planning, and a moral concern for the common good. Leadership for sustainability necessarily includes both an internal focus (within the leader's organization) and an external focus (on challenging global issues) due to complex interdependencies among people, planet, and profits. This course will prompt leaders to assess their relationship to the ecosystem and the resources it provides, and to develop strategies that promote positive change and long-term resilience. Prerequisite: Admittance to the Ed.D program. (3 s.h.)