ABSTRACT

Winner of the Silver Axiom Business Book Award in the category of Sustainability.

Headwinds of Opportunity goes beyond philosophical and academic discussion of business sustainability to offer strategic guidance regarding how to make all types of organizations function more sustainably while simultaneously improving their competitiveness. It differs from other books in that it approaches sustainability as an innovation – an innovative way of conducting business. The book is informed by time-tested principles of innovation diffusion that can be effectively applied to drive change. It places considerable emphasis on the "how-to" aspects of sustainability improvement and how they can be used to increase effectiveness.

chapter 1|5 pages

Increasing headwinds

chapter 2|15 pages

The evolution of constraint headwinds

chapter 3|20 pages

Current and future constraint headwinds

chapter 4|9 pages

Proactive approaches emerge

chapter 6|6 pages

Charting a prosperous path forward

chapter 7|24 pages

The rationale for sustainable strategy

chapter 8|18 pages

Sustainable innovation

chapter 9|6 pages

Establishing a sustainability compass

chapter 10|22 pages

Sustainability principle #1: Prevent waste

chapter 11|15 pages

Sustainability principle #2: Improve quality

chapter 13|12 pages

Sustainability principle #4: Restore value

chapter 14|5 pages

A call for leadership