My guest this week is Dame Polly Courtice, DBE, LVO, who is the Founder Director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Listen to Polly talk about: - How her roots in South Africa shaped her thinking on sustainability -- and how issues of social justice remain close to her heart - What has changed in the sustainability movement over the past 30 years -- and what we have to urgently focus on today - Why so few leaders really understand systems thinking -- and how the principles of thriving can be like a lightening bolt of new consciousness - Why sustainability is necessary but not sufficient as an agenda for change -- and how young people are refusing to accept the future we are offering them - How moments of personal and professional crisis can bring clarity to the necessity for hope -- and what gives her hope now In the episode, the following books are mentioned: - The Top 50 Sustainability Books, by CISL and Wayne Visser - Holism and Evolution, by Jan Smuts - A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future, by Sir David Attenborough Key links: Polly Courtice (LinkedIn) Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (website) To Lead (poem) Thriving (book) Wayne Visser (website) Wayne Visser (LinkedIn)