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

Set your sights on a CSO role? With the right steps and strategy in place, it's very possible.

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

Set your sights on a CSO role? With the right steps and strategy in place, it's very possible.

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What the role of a Chief Sustainability
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How to nail your network to ensure you
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About Shannon

Your Coach, Mentor, and Career Partner

Shannon Houde has spent two decades mentoring, coaching and training more than 1500 change leaders and CSOs in the impact sector across 30+ countries and over 4000 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 20 years in recruitment and 10 years as a sustainability consultant and an in-house practitioner within Fortune 500 companies, management consultancies and recruitment agencies including Deloitte, WWF, Blackrock, Adobe, and Acre.

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Our Latest Success Story

Shannon's encouragement and facilitation in gaining insights on how to influence my Board, empower my staff and build the organizations' reputation with external stakeholders was invaluable. Her coaching style is equally enabling, supportive and challenging.

I highly recommend working with Shannon and her Walk of Life team. They have a well-developed curriculum, thoughtful resources, and a well-researched approach to recruitment, positioning, and networking.

Shannon's insight and guidance were incredibly helpful in refreshing my personal brand. Constructive criticism paired with kindness and support - the perfect recipe. Soon after I made the jump to VP.

TIM MOHIN
Partner and Director
Boston Consulting Group

BRYAN SHEEHAN
Managing Director, ESG and Carbon Strategies
WAP Sustainability

KATHY CACCIOLA
Global Sustainability Lead, Food Program
Google

Our Latest Success Story

Shannon's encouragement and facilitation in gaining insights on how to influence my Board, empower my staff and build the organizations' reputation with external stakeholders was invaluable. Her coaching style is equally enabling, supportive and challenging.

TIM MOHIN
Partner and Director
Boston Consulting Group

I highly recommend working with Shannon and her Walk of Life team. They have a well-developed curriculum, thoughtful resources, and a well-researched approach to recruitment, positioning, and networking.

BRYAN SHEEHAN
Managing Director, ESG and Carbon Strategies
WAP Sustainability

Shannon's insight and guidance were incredibly helpful in refreshing my personal brand. Constructive criticism paired with kindness and support - the perfect recipe. Soon after I made the jump to VP.

KATHY CACCIOLA
Global Sustainability Lead, Food Program
Google

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 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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We plant one tree for every hour of coaching sold, dating back to 2008 when the business was founded.

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