Love this, Kimberly! - 'leading by example increases public willingness to adopt low-carbon behaviors ", as it backs up my Climate Influence theories AND lands at the tail end of #climateweekNYC where I've been on the ground noticing so many folks who need to be louder in very strategic ways to shift social norms in their sector's leadership. Woo hoo! There is untapped impact so many of us have, if we'd only Live the Change ourselves as an example - and take the step of signaling/reflecting that on even one social channel (ideally a B2B focused platform - since shifting the norms of our peers/colleagues is the gold).
Thank you, Kim, for dropping this at exactly the right time! Leaders heading home from NYC: this is YOUR call to action. Get more visible with whatever behavior shifts you have personally made and help your stakeholders connect the dots to your company's / industry's climate acting policies.
So happy to hear this post found you at the right moment, Andrea! Yes to living the change ourselves-- while also holding the powerful accountable. The study I wrote about today showed why leaders aren't louder and bolder in their own climate actions. I've seen Steve Westlake's thesis diving into how and why leading by example works--- looking forward to reading the peer-reviewed study he teased on X when it comes out!
YES! Andrea and Kimberly! All societal changes have taken place because people joined with others to influence change. It starts on our local levels as we impel our leaders, not the other way around. Many reasons for hope for our planet as we strive to keep the momentum growing.
I’m not sure I understand all the things you write about, but I am so proud of you for standing tall for climate change! I believe with voices like yours,” We Can Fix it”❤️
Hi Kimberly! Thank you for your wisdom. I really appreciate the idea of acting like a penguin rather than a lone wolf by joining with other good human relatives as we strive to be good relatives to all of Earth!
Love this, Kimberly! - 'leading by example increases public willingness to adopt low-carbon behaviors ", as it backs up my Climate Influence theories AND lands at the tail end of #climateweekNYC where I've been on the ground noticing so many folks who need to be louder in very strategic ways to shift social norms in their sector's leadership. Woo hoo! There is untapped impact so many of us have, if we'd only Live the Change ourselves as an example - and take the step of signaling/reflecting that on even one social channel (ideally a B2B focused platform - since shifting the norms of our peers/colleagues is the gold).
Thank you, Kim, for dropping this at exactly the right time! Leaders heading home from NYC: this is YOUR call to action. Get more visible with whatever behavior shifts you have personally made and help your stakeholders connect the dots to your company's / industry's climate acting policies.
So happy to hear this post found you at the right moment, Andrea! Yes to living the change ourselves-- while also holding the powerful accountable. The study I wrote about today showed why leaders aren't louder and bolder in their own climate actions. I've seen Steve Westlake's thesis diving into how and why leading by example works--- looking forward to reading the peer-reviewed study he teased on X when it comes out!
YES! Andrea and Kimberly! All societal changes have taken place because people joined with others to influence change. It starts on our local levels as we impel our leaders, not the other way around. Many reasons for hope for our planet as we strive to keep the momentum growing.
I’m not sure I understand all the things you write about, but I am so proud of you for standing tall for climate change! I believe with voices like yours,” We Can Fix it”❤️
#TeamPenguin
Hi Kimberly! Thank you for your wisdom. I really appreciate the idea of acting like a penguin rather than a lone wolf by joining with other good human relatives as we strive to be good relatives to all of Earth!