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CHAPTER 12: SUSTAINABLE FUTURES

changes.

How does an organisation realistically manage to do this? We would advocate that a

sustainable organisation needs to embrace balance. Leaders should focus on balancing the
4Ps and doing this by balancing being:

• A Learning organisation

• A Proactive organisation

• A Connected organisation

• A Human organisation

• A Soulful organisation
• A Worldly organisation

• An Influencing organisation

• A Reflective organisation

Each of these “types” of organisations are ways of working and organising, and all can create

unique and individualised approaches towards becoming a sustainable organisation. There is
no right or wrong approach, only a balance which is both conscious and unconscious.

We use the “Sustainable Organisation Wheel” (below) as a simple audit tool to review how

balanced your organisation is. Reflecting on this will provide clarity on the nature of your

organisation and help identify other perspectives worth considering when moving towards
the goal of being a Sustainable Organisation. There is no “right” balance and balance also

requires constant adjustment.

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