Sustainable development goals a bit ‘meh’?
Get transformational coaching for executive teams so you can use business-as-unusual to navigate out of the modern corporate hellscape.
Make real progress on your SDG commitments by building your team’s inner capacity.
And they’re not boxes we tick just to impress fund managers. The truth is, finding a new way of working is the cornerstone of a sustainable and equitable future.
After 30 years of developing strategic and transformational projects with teams of all sizes (in every possible industry,) I know how hard it is to break old habits.
The old way isn’t working.
And not to put too fine a point on it—if we don’t find a new way of working that close gaps in our Sustainable Development Goals, we’re done for.
Sustainable Development Goals aren’t just for funsies
You need to practice the future — now
Here’s the bottom line:
If your organisation wants to make its commitments to Sustainable Development Goals happen, you need leaders who’ve done the inner work. The fact is, most of us just don’t have the inner capacity to deal with the increasingly complex logistical, environmental, and ethical challenges teams are facing each day.
And why would we?
These are modern problems—and to get on top of them, you and your team need a specific set of leadership skills.
The UN’s Inner Development Goals framework outlines the skills and qualities your leaders need to learn and practice to face the complex problems on the horizon.
We start by acknowledging that everything is uncertain. And we can be sure circumstances will change over the next 12 months.
It’s uncomfortable.
It’s destabilising.
It feels threatening.
But you don’t have to pretend you know what to do.
There’s another way
Get the inner work right to make the outer work possible.
Inner Development Goals (IDGs) are an essential framework of transformative skills for sustainable development. The work is structured around five pillars and 23 skills and qualities.
As a leader working towards SDGs, the 23 skills and qualities are crucial to increase your chances of reaching sustainable development goals.
It starts small. It starts with individuals ready to act as leaders from the inside out, for the world as it is. Not as it used to be. Creating the world you want begins with teams thinking sustainably in every moment. Not just in reporting season.
How to get started
Inner Development Goals are all about your teams and your circumstances.
First, we’ll identify where you are and what’s needed. Then we’ll decide on a group coaching cadence that works for you. After that, you’ll practice the future—every day.
The work involves regular team coaching sessions. During sessions, we focus on the application of one or more IDG skills the team wants to develop.
In this context, coaching is:
Delivered online
Invitational, not mandatory
Explorative and collaborative
ESG aligned
Improvement focused
Connected to executive leaders and initiatives
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Book a trial session for your next online team meeting (scenario and skills exploration)
Book an online coaching session (test your team’s appetite for new ways of working with a Deep Listening session)
Attend an online briefing session to hear more about how Catalyst Leadership Development tackles the three key capabilities for transformation
Book a consultation session to understand how to respond to fund manager inquiries about your progress on Inner Development Goals
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Book a one hour scoping session to decide how to align IDG coaching with your leadership development program.
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Book a one hour Agile Alignment session to decide how to boost your Agile transformation programme with IDG skills and practices.
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Book a one-to-one coaching session for your personal development
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Attend an online briefing session to hear more about how Catalyst Leadership Development tackles the three key capabilities for transformation
I’m Verity Byth
…and when it comes to business, I can see around corners.
I was a woman in business before Women in Business were really a thing. In fact, I’ve spent the last 30 years of developing strategic and transformational projects with teams of all sizes (in every possible industry). But these days, I’ve moved on from massive, transformational projects.
I started to crave the chance to work in a more personal way with my clients. People like you, who want results without all the bells and whistles. After a while, I started to wonder:
What would business look like if we stopped pretending we know what’s going to happen next?
The process of reaching SDG commitments is unique for each team, in each organisation. It’s my job to help your teams build the inner capacity they need so they can deal with their increasingly complex environment.
Guided by the UN Inner Development Goals framework, you’ll identify and practice the essential skills and qualities you need to achieve your organisation goals and meet your Sustainable Development targets.
(Which, as you know, are our only hope for sustainable wealth, ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030—so you’ve got to get onto it, today.)