The Seven Competences of the Sustainable Professional

Chapter eight

Future orientation

The Competence (Figure 8.1):

A sustainably competent professional thinks and acts on the basis of a perspective of the future.

Figure 8.1 Competence F: Future orientation

You probably spend a lot of time in cars, perhaps at the steering wheel. You make sure that your front window is clean and clear so that you can constantly see where you are heading. If this is not the case – perhaps you covered the windshield because of severe frost to prevent ice crystals – and you start driving while the cover is still on, you won’t get very far. A hundred yards later, you will probably end up wrapped around a lamppost, or ...