{"id":66,"date":"2021-07-22T14:45:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T18:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/?p=66"},"modified":"2021-07-22T15:05:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T19:05:30","slug":"the-only-way-forward-multigenerational-collaboration-for-a-sustainable-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/?p=66","title":{"rendered":"The Only Way Forward: Multigenerational Collaboration for a Sustainable Future."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here at the University of Vermont, Grossman School of Business, we are recognized as a worldwide leader at the vanguard of research and education on sustainability and innovation of enterprising families.<\/p>\n<p>Our undergraduate and graduate curriculums bring together the brightest minds to explore how many of the worlds most iconic mission-driven family businesses and their leaders, operate their enterprises sustainably.<\/p>\n<p>Our dean, Dr. Sanjay Sharma, was recently featured by leading family business media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tharawat-magazine.com\/stories\/the-only-way-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tharawat Magazine &#8211; Family Business &amp; Entrepreneurship<\/a> and you can read his insights on how and why enterprising families should capitalize on next-generation passion, senior-generation wisdom and, most importantly, multigenerational collaboration to drive the necessary change. Because, as Dean Sharma puts it, Theres no going back; businesses must prioritize sustainable development or be left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Read it via the link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tharawat-magazine.com\/stories\/the-only-way-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Only Way Forward: Multigenerational Collaboration for a Sustainable Future.<\/a>  #sustainability #familybusiness #UVMBiz #sustainablebusiness<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/business\/profiles\/sanjay_sharma\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/?attachment_id=20\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/07\/20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1536761621&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Sally McCay, UVM Photo&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grossman School of Business &amp;#8211; Dean Sanjay Sharma &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/07\/20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1632&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/07\/20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1632&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/07\/20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C335\" alt=\"Grossman School of Business, Dean Sanjay Sharma \" width=\"525\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/07\/20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/07\/20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C490&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/07\/20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C979&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/07\/20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1306&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/07\/20180910_Sanjay_Sharma-33-scaled.jpg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grossman School of Business &#8211; Dean Sanjay Sharma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at the University of Vermont, Grossman School of Business, we are recognized as a worldwide leader at the vanguard of research and education on sustainability and innovation of enterprising families. Our undergraduate and graduate curriculums bring together the brightest minds to explore how many of the worlds most iconic mission-driven family businesses and their &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/?p=66\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Only Way Forward: Multigenerational Collaboration for a Sustainable Future.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2884,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,6,5],"class_list":["post-66","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-family-business","tag-sanjay-sharma","tag-sustainable-business"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"John","author_link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/?author=2884"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":128,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/?p=128","url_meta":{"origin":66,"position":0},"title":"Class of 2021 Change Makers Inaugurated","author":"John","date":"Tuesday, August 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"On Saturday August 14, 2021, our latest Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) cohort were celebrated at their inauguration. 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As a native Vermonter, UVM Sustainable Innovation MBA graduate, and energetic leader we are proud of our UVM Alumni. Read the full story here.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Alumni&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Alumni","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/?cat=17"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/08\/Caitlin-scaled-e1628192211376.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/08\/Caitlin-scaled-e1628192211376.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/08\/Caitlin-scaled-e1628192211376.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/files\/2021\/08\/Caitlin-scaled-e1628192211376.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":146,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/gsb\/?p=146","url_meta":{"origin":66,"position":4},"title":"Help Students Dress for Career Success: Second GSAC Business Attire Initiative Kicks Off","author":"John","date":"Friday, October 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"As the seasons change and we begin to change wardrobes for the impending winter, many of us find ourselves with clothes that have gone out of style, no longer fit, or have been left untouched with the tags still intact. 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