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Shannon Houde

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Shannon Houde, MBA, ACC, is a certified Leadership Coach, Management Consultant, and Talent Strategist with 20 years of serving as a trusted advisor to evolving change leaders from Managers to CEOs.

Shannon Houde, MBA, ACC, is a certified Leadership Coach, Management Consultant, and Talent Strategist with 20 years of serving as a trusted advisor to evolving change leaders from Managers to CEOs. Most recently she was selected as a meta coach to teach on Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence certification program. Ten years ago she founded Walk of Life Coaching, the first international career development and talent advisory business focused on the sustainability, CSR, and impact sectors. Shannon has trained more than 1000 professionals over 3000 hours to maximize their personal brands to advance their impact careers. Combining consultancy with in-house roles, she has worked at Adobe, GE Capital, Barclays, Deloitte, and WWF. She has recently supported the growth of leading consultancies, BSR and Quantis, as a contract recruiter, executive coach, and talent strategist. For more than five years Shannon has been writing a column for GreenBiz, Purpose & People, and has been featured in the Huffington Post, the Guardian, Triple Pundit, and Sustainable Brands. Shannon holds an MBA from Thunderbird and an ICF-ACC certification as an Executive Coach. Originally from Washington, DC and, having lived and worked in Chile, Italy, Switzerland, and the UK, Shannon speaks Spanish and French and virtually lives on both sides of the “pond."

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Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, Google.org

How Google.org accelerates social good with artificial intelligence

March 11, 2020

By Shannon Houde
A conversation with Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, who is helping the tech giant support emerging technologies that could make a positive impact in health, education, economic opportunity and empowerment, environmental protection and conservation.
  • Information Technology
Haley Lowry, Dow

How Dow seeks to turn plastic waste into a circular resource

December 13, 2019

By Shannon Houde
The company's global sustainability director addresses her passion for social innovation, her philosophy for investments and what makes for successful collaboration.
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Circular Economy
Ask a CSO: What is a day in the life of Interface's chief sustainability officer really like? featured image

Ask a CSO: What is a day in the life of Interface's chief sustainability officer really like?

September 11, 2019

By Shannon Houde
A Q&A with Erin Meezan, the visionary vice president and chief sustainability officer of Interface Inc.
  • Leadership
  • Corporate Strategy
Deb Geyer, Stanley Black & Decker

How Stanley Black & Decker is using the SDGs to grow a 'new-collar' workforce

July 17, 2019

By Shannon Houde
The company’s CSR head takes on the fourth industrial revolution, skills gaps and leveraging purpose to cultivate thriving makers and creators.
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Employee Engagement
Safia Minney, People Tree

How social entrepreneur Safia Minney is designing responsible sourcing into the fashion industry

May 28, 2019

By Shannon Houde
The founder of People Tree chats about how sustainable materials and a growing awareness of human rights are redesigning the apparel industry.
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Social Responsibility
  • Supply Chain
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A unique culture and spirit: How Quantis empowers millennials, avoids hierarchy

April 5, 2019

By Shannon Houde
The consultancy's CEO Emmanuelle Aoustin shares her insights on creating a 'incredibly positive, calm yet dynamic' environment in which to nurture innovation.
  • Leadership
  • Corporate Strategy
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The soft stuff matters most: How to create scalable impact in a complex global culture

January 23, 2019

By Shannon Houde
How Martha Herrera Gonzalez, CSR chief at construction materials company Cemex, got 1,500 employees to buy into the idea of "building a better future."
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Employee Engagement
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How to be a responsible game changer

October 1, 2018

By Shannon Houde
Insights into how Arm, a heavy hitter in mobile chips and artificial intelligence, aligns tech design with social responsibility.
  • Leadership
  • Design & Packaging
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What does it really take to lead in these uncertain times?

June 28, 2018

By Shannon Houde
Stephen Howard, chairman of Power to Change, explores what he sees as the 'two styles of leadership.'
  • Leadership
David Williams, Impact International

The No. 1 way to win buy-in through hearts and minds

March 29, 2018

By Shannon Houde
David Williams, chief executive at Impact International, reveals the biggest pain point for managing change and the "nemawashi" opportunity.
  • Marketing & Communication
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