Career Planning & Passion – w Alaina Love’s “Passionality”

How do you find the job that makes you feel your best, be engaged in your work?Those of us in the green economy want to make a difference and bring our passion for it to work. But short of going to work for a non-profit or volunteering, how do we do it? Listen here to HR Guru Alaina Love on Green Connections Radio podcast for tips on how to find where you best “fit” based on your values, interests and passions, so you can be your best and happiest “you” at work. Alaina Love is co-author of “The Purpose Linked Organization: How Passionate Leaders Inspire Winning Teams and Great Results.” This book comes with an assessment that will help you discover your “passionality.”

Profitable Social Value – w Cheryl Kiser, Author & Center for Social Innovation at Babson College

How do you create social value and make money at the same time? Whether you’re a big company or a small one, or a non-profit, listen to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson’s probing conversation with Cheryl Kiser, head of the Lewis Center for Social Innovation at Babson College and co-author of the new book, “Creating Social Value: A Guide for Leaders and Change Makers.”

Disrupt Yourself: w Whitney Johnson, Author, “One of the Most Influential Management Thinkers”

“Sometimes sideways or backwards turns into a slingshot,” Whitney Johnson on Green Connections Radio podcast. Do you want a bigger impact? To be happier at work? Listen to this enlightening conversation between Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson and Whitney Johnson, award-winning executive from Wall Street to Twitter and author of “Disrupt Yourself.” Grab a pen and paper or your laptop to take notes, and you’ll want to listen to it a couple of times, too. Every few minutes has something you’ll want to think about in the context of your own life and choices.

Zero-Carbon Baby?! – w USCAN Keya Chatterje

Babies create a lot of waste and need a lot of energy. Just ask Keya Chatterje, Executive Director at USCAN and formerly at the World Wildlife Fund, who decided with her brave husband to try to raise your new baby with a zero carbon footprint, at least for the first year. Wow! How did she… Continue reading Zero-Carbon Baby?! – w USCAN Keya Chatterje

Books for Kids! – w Famed Author Lynne Cherry

Teach Your Kids About the Wonders of Mother Nature & Protecting it w These Great Book ideas Kids have power.. and once kids know how much power they have to make change, they start acting.” Lynne Cherry Listen to Lynne Cherry, author of over thirty children’s books pertaining to climate change, talk to Green Connections… Continue reading Books for Kids! – w Famed Author Lynne Cherry

“We are All Accountable” – w Lauren Leader-Chivee, All In Together

To innovate, we need new ideas, new perspectives, new solutions. To get these new ideas, we need differing points of view at the table. differing experiences and perspectives. Yet, senior leadership remains stubbornly white-male dominated, as only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. Listen to Lauren Leader-Chivee, CEO of All In Together, former President of the Center for Talent Innovation and author of the recent book, Crossing the Thinnest Line, in a vibrant discussion with Green Connections host Joan Michelson about these issues..

A Zero Carbon Footprint Home in Any Price Range!

A How-To Guide to Building a Zero Carbon Footprint Home? Homes and buildings use an astonishing 40 percent of energy in the US – but author Sheri Koones shows us another way. Her book series of “Prefabulous” homes – from economy to luxury – give you a tour of the homes and how they were… Continue reading A Zero Carbon Footprint Home in Any Price Range!

Profitable Socially Responsible Investing

Here are Do’s and Don’t from a Pioneering Master in SRI, Barbara Krumsiek Do you want to invest with principle but are concerned about making the most financial return too? The long time CEO of Calvert Investments (now retired), Barbara Krumsiek frankly discusses the pros and cons of socially responsible investing (SRI) in this engaging… Continue reading Profitable Socially Responsible Investing

Willful Blindness: Interview with Margaret Heffernan

What’s the number one cause of many business failures? Being blind to threats and opportunities. So, how are our blind spots keeping us stuck and how do we shift to see new, even contrary ideas?
Listen to Green Connections host Joan Michelson discuss with top expert, Margaret Heffernan, whose TED Talks on the topic have attracted millions of views, and who wrote the best-seller, Willful Blindness: Why we ignore the obvious at our peril.

Interview with Andrew Winston

“Pursue heretical innovation. ” Andrew Winston, author of “The Big Pivot” and leading thinker in sustainability issues, shares this and other ideas of how we can solve the enormous challenges we are facing around climate change. Find out why companies are bucking the short term focus and hear what he tells host Joan Michelson is… Continue reading Interview with Andrew Winston