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How to become a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO): The Ultimate Guide

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About Shannon

Your coach, mentor and career partner

Shannon Houde has spent two decades mentoring, coaching and training more than 1,500 change leaders and CSOs in the impact sector across 25+ countries and over 4,000 hours of one-to-one support.

She founded Walk of Life, the first-of-its kind international career advisory business focused solely on corporate sustainability and ESG, more than 15 years ago.

As an ICF-certified executive coach accredited in the Leadership Circle Profile™, Shannon was selected as a meta coach for the Goleman Emotional Intelligence certification program. She is a published author of the book "Good Work" and has been a GreenBiz columnist for more than 10 years.

Her coaching is underpinned by 30 years in recruitment and 10 years as a sustainability consultant and in-house practitioner within Fortune 500 companies, management consultancies and recruitment agencies including Adobe, Barclays, BlackRock, Deloitte and WWF as well as...

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Shannon helped me navigate my first 90 days with the right tools and build on early conversations to establish my brand and lead with purpose. She guided me to be more strategic by focusing on intentionality, reflecting on what worked well and what didn’t. With her support I learned to be present in those moments. The most valuable takeaway from it was the feeling that I can do this. I belong here.

When I was making the leap from management to executive leadership, Shannon provided the perfect sounding board and coaching support through my onboarding onto the Leadership team and as I launched the new Sustainability & Impact business at Luminous. I especially appreciated the fact that Shannon has coached so many other people in similar roles and brought the US/UK perspective. She was that critical, objective voice, helping me to define, and then achieve, my goals.

Shannon’s onboarding coaching provided me with both actionable tactics and resources to ease remote onboarding. I left each coaching session better able to approach my work with clarity and confidence. Shannon is both direct in providing resources, tools, and critical feedback and also deeply reflective and inquisitive. This approach spoke to both of my type A needs to make clear progress, while also aligning deeply with my callings and gifts.

Ebru Ilhan
ESG Senior Manager
Amazon

Rachel Madan
Executive Director
Luminous

Alli O'Connell
Head of Marketing & Communications
Autodesk Foundation

Shannon helped me navigate my first 90 days with the right tools and build on early conversations to establish my brand and lead with purpose. She guided me to be more strategic by focusing on intentionality, reflecting on what worked well and what didn’t. With her support I learned to be present in those moments. The most valuable takeaway from it was the feeling that I can do this. I belong here.

Ebru Ilhan
ESG Senior Manager
Amazon

When I was making the leap from management to executive leadership, Shannon provided the perfect sounding board and coaching support through my onboarding onto the Leadership team and as I launched the new Sustainability & Impact business at Luminous. I especially appreciated the fact that Shannon has coached so many other people in similar roles and brought the US/UK perspective. She was that critical, objective voice, helping me to define, and then achieve, my goals.

Rachel Madan
Executive Director
Luminous

Shannon’s onboarding coaching provided me with both actionable tactics and resources to ease remote onboarding. I left each coaching session better able to approach my work with clarity and confidence. Shannon is both direct in providing resources, tools, and critical feedback and also deeply reflective and inquisitive. This approach spoke to both of my type A needs to make clear progress, while also aligning deeply with my callings and gifts.

Alli O'Connell
Head of Marketing & Communications
Autodesk Foundation

would recommend Walk of Life to a friend or colleague

Leadership Circle Profile™

Imagine holding up a mirror to see the leader within you.

The Leadership Circle Profile (LCP) is an innovative breakthrough in 360° profiling. It is the first comprehensive 360° leadership assessment tool to combine core leadership competencies with inner developmental traits, offering a holistic view of your effectiveness as a leader. It integrates:

Creative Competencies – Effective behaviors like fostering relationships, achieving results, and strategic thinking.
Reactive Tendencies – Internal barriers like control, compliance, and protective actions that may limit potential.

With intuitive visuals and a research-backed framework, LCP aligns with your goals to drive growth and performance.

Ready to transform as a leader from the inside out?

As an ICF-PCC certified executive coach, Shannon is a Leadership Circle Profile coach and was selected as a Meta Coach to teach on Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Coach Certification course. PCC credential holders are trained, experienced coaches with a commitment to high ethical standards. Shannon is also certified in Harrison Assessments, The GameChanger Index, and Korn Ferry's ESCI 360.

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