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Sustainability: Real progress but also thorny challenges ahead

CIO

Over the past several years, organizations across the board have made progress in improving environmental sustainability by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, cutting back on toxic substances, using more earth-friendly packaging, and replacing energy-inefficient infrastructure. What’s more, sustainability remains high on the C-suite agenda.

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How to Lead Sustainable Business Culture Change: A 3-Step Framework for Success

Let's Grow Leaders

Senior leaders serious about changing business culture do three things consistently. Think about the business culture you’ve always wanted for your organization—the energy, the purpose, the unwavering alignment toward a common vision. This kind of culture doesn’t happen by accident. Or how you reason through a decision.

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CIOs go green, vet IT investments for sustainability

CIO

Sustainability is on the rise as a CIO imperative, with most CIOs now central to their organization’s increasing focus on sustainability planning — a trend that’s shaking up what technologies IT leaders are investing in and the vendors and partners they are signing deals with. Customer demand is also fueling the trend, Bailkoski says.

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CX + EX = BG: The formula for sustainable business growth

CIO

The answer lies in understanding that CX and EX are deeply connected and form the foundation for sustained business success. A positive EX creates a culture of trust, collaboration, and innovation, driving employees to invest fully in the customer journey. Employee Experience (EX): EX is the backbone of great CX.

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Leadership superpower: Succeeding sustainably

CIO

Value Stream Management (VSM) is a powerful methodology that not only streamlines value streams and optimizes processes but also promotes sustainability and creates positive impact. Sustainable leaders understand that making near-term profits at the expense of these other stakeholders and concerns is not sustainable.

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Succession Planning: Sustaining Organizational Culture through Leadership Transitions

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the Link between Leadership Transition and Organizational Culture Leadership transition inevitably influences organizational culture. These changes lead to shifts in the overall internal environment, which we recognize as the organization’s culture.

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Sustainability reports empower ESG agenda for CIOs: Mehjabeen Taj Aalam, Raychem RPG

CIO

An organization’s success is often measured from its revenue, and the ensuing bottom line, but organizations today are gauged on multiple parameters to assess that their success and production does not come at the expense of the environment and that processes are keeping sustainability practices at the fore.