Description
Welcome to "Influence for Sustainability" where you will learn to Unleash the Power of Behavioural Science and Communications skills to achieve better sustainability outcomes. Whether your thing is reducing carbon emissions, cleaning up the oceans, defending biodiversity, eliminating poverty, making waste circular or some other social or environmental challenge - your sustainability goals are too important to fail. However, achieving your sustainable goals often requires more than just technical knowledge; it requires the ability to influence and motivate key decision makers and stakeholders. Influence and persuasion is essential to success in our professional lives as well as achieving our sustainability goals. With every business challenge comes an opportunity to influence an outcome. An ethical application of persuasive skills lets you achieve unmatched results. Whether you need to convince clients to sign a contract, garner support for a proposal, or win new business in competitive bids, persuasive skills are the driving force that will help you accomplish your goals. By understanding how to leverage these skills effectively you can drive change, create sustainable outcomes and embed a strategic vision for sustainability for your clients and your business. Your ability to influence and motivate key stakeholders is an essential leadership skill in order to achieve better sustainability outcomes. This course draws upon the realms of behavioural science, sales, and communication. By integrating these powerful disciplines, you will gain the tools necessary to shape decision-making processes and effectively influence individuals and organisations towards embracing sustainability. In this course you will: Gain insights into the principles of human behaviour and decision-making;Learn a practical and effective technique to gain buy-in for your sustainability initiatives;Enhance your communication abilities, including persuasive storytelling, active listening, and building rapport; andAcquire strategies to address resistance, objections, and common barriers to change. Whether you are an experienced sustainability professional seeking to enhance your influencing abilities or someone new to the field looking to make a significant impact, this course will equip you with the skills necessary to drive change and achieve better sustainability outcomes. Join us on this transformative journey as we explore the intersection of behavioural science, sales, and communication skills in the pursuit of a more sustainable future. Together we can make a difference and create lasting positive change.
