Magic in the Room #133: Favorites: Social-ecological Systems with Dr. Brooke Lahneman

December 19, 2022
This week on Magic in the Room Hannah shares one of her favorite episodes, Social-ecological Systems with Dr. Brooke Lahneman. 

We all live on a planet with finite resources. As leaders, it is our responsibility to consider how our organizations impact the entire system. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Hannah, Luke, and Dr. Brooke Lahneman discuss the idea of social-ecological systems. In this way of analyzing business, leaders consider the impact of their business on a comprehensive and long-term scale and work to maximize good over time

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Find Brooke’s website at www.montana.edu/business/directory/2053270/brooke-lahneman, and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-lahneman-4aa0316/ 

 

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