Transformational Leadership for Sustainability: A Deep Dive into the TLFS program with Karen O'Brien and Idun Aune

🌍 What This Episode Is About

In this episode, we explore the Transformational Leadership for Sustainability (TLFS) program – a unique and powerful approach to leadership that begins not with strategy, but with self-awareness and values. Together with co-founder Karen O’Brien and alumna Idun Aune, we discuss how this values-based program helps people from all walks of life activate their full potential to lead change from the inside out. If you’re looking for a deeper, more integrated way to make a difference, this one’s for you.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• You matter more than you think – Lasting change starts with who you are, not just what you do


• Three spheres of transformation – Practical (actions), Political (systems), Personal (values & beliefs)


• TLFS is experiential, not just theoretical – You work on a real-life initiative while practicing in community


• Values-based leadership fuels resilience – When your work aligns with your values, energy and impact increase


• The personal is not optional – Bringing your whole self to your work creates deeper, systemic change


• Meetings can be rituals – Simple shifts in how we meet and check in with each other can create lasting culture change


• It's for everyone – TLFS is sector-agnostic and globally relevant – whether you're in business, education, design, or activism


• Collective agency matters – True transformation comes from individuals working together, grounded in shared values

📅 Next TLFS Program Starts: September 2025

• 3 in-person modules (Oslo area) + weekly peer triads


• Themes: Being the Change | Designing Change | Leading Change


• Open to international participants (English-language program)


• Hosted in a beautiful nature setting outside Oslo

📚 Links and Resources

🔗 TLFS Program Info & Registration

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📘 Karen O’Brien’s Book: You Matter More Than You Think

🌐 Respira – Planet-Centric Design and Strategy

https://www.respira.no

📧 Contact

– Idun Aune on LinkedIn

– Karen O’Brien on LinkedIn

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