ABSTRACT
The least commonly used forms of support are any kind of coaching or mentoring. Working with a coach or mentor with expertise or interest in sustainable development, whether inside or outside the organisation, was the most desired form of support not currently used. Change agents have strong feelings—some positive and some negative— about the field in which they work. Although non-organisational change agents (OCA) mostly disagree that sharing negative feelings helps them to be more effective, OCAs mostly agree and overall respondents are not in agreement with each other about this. The chapter explores implications, specific strategies and interventions that can help us 'look after ourselves' and our clients on this journey. Conversations with individual change agents in companies and publicsector organisations reveal people searching for ways to cut through paradoxes; for example: Our most powerful people feel powerless to act.
