Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Barrett Brown (episode 76)

Dr. Barrett C. Brown is a global expert on how to develop leaders to successfully navigate complex challenges and rapid change. Barrett works across six continents with C-suite executives and teams from Fortune 500 companies and international non-profits. He has lived in The Netherlands, Brazil and throughout the US, and has worked and traveled in nearly 40 countries. Barrett holds a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems and also has over a decade experience advising on and leading strategic visioning, execution, and change initiatives for US, Dutch, British, and Brazilian companies and institutions.

 

Barrett’s award-winning research on the future of leadership is used in executive education programs worldwide, including the Yale MBA. He produced an award-winning business case study on a large-scale market transformation program he helped lead - in partnership with Unilever and Rainforest Alliance - that is used in business schools globally. Barrett’s writings on leadership and sustainability have been translated into 6 languages, are used in the United Nations system, and have been included in half a dozen mainstream leadership books. Barrett is on the selection committee of the Katerva Awards - considered the Nobel Prize for sustainability - and has held consultancy status to the United Nations.

 

Originally from the Green Mountains of Vermont, Barrett lives with his wife and daughter on the flanks of a volcanic crater in Hawaii.

 

He encourages you to check out the website of his company which also includes readings and books he encourages to check out like the Future of Leadership for Conscious Capitalism written by himself and Conscious Leadership by John Mackey.

Some other interesting documents Barrett contributed to: Communicating Sustainability and The Four World of Sustainability. Check out this presentation as well on Transformative Climate Advocacy . The website of his company is: Apheno Advisory.

 

Barrett's Twitter

 

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