The rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives in corporate strategies has led to the parallel emergence of a new breed of C-suite executive – the chief sustainability officer. Yet expecting the CSO or similarly named business leader to singlehandedly deliver business transformation towards a greener, more responsible model is simply saddling them with an impossible task. The motivational adjectives we often throw before the word “leadership” – “servant”, “inspiring”, “transformational” – do little to help us understand how to shape better leaders for today’s world. One thing people can agree on, however, is the palpable lack of leadership…

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