Sustainability Leader in a Green Business Era: A Middle East Perspective

This book highlights the principles and practices that lead to sustainable and positive leadership within SME.

Most organizations would say that they are interested in becoming more effective and efficient–which is almost impossible without competent leadership. Bad leaders are corrosive to any organization, thus organizations today must work to attract leaders who promote clarity and honesty.

This book highlights the principles and practices that lead to sustainable and positive leadership within SME. It also provides a step-by step approach for the attributes of leaders who can run an SME and who have a predisposition to focus on environmental and resource sustainability. The text begins with a brief history of the concept of sustainability as it applies to both performance and reporting–implementing sustainability in an SME begins with the development of practices and activities.

The author explains the required skills to sustain business and environment in order to be prepared for the challenges and opportunities of today’s world and enjoy a successful life. Sukkar will inspire SME’s leaders to be aware of these considerations, and apply them to the role they play in firms–not just doing things right but doing the right things right.

About the Author

Amr Sukkar, PhD, has taught management and leadership content for the past 15 years. He's engaged learners in both formal education at universities and informal education for professionals through trainings, seminars, workshops, conferences, and other types of engagements. He brought the management message to several countries, including Egypt, the United States, Tunisia, KSA, UAE and several African Union countries, to name a few. He also supervised numerous postgraduate projects. Amr has advised many companies, ranging from start-ups to internationals, on their management performance, especially through stakeholder panels, subject matter expert committees, and advisory boards. He is also a business economist expert for European Union. Sukkar authored for a several articles and research papers focused on SMEs, leadership, governances, and sustainable development.