Quiet quitting is the practice of meeting the requirements of the job and doing no more. Whatever the cause or interpretation of quiet quitting, it doesn’t address the root cause for all involved. Compassionate leaders are particularly well equipped to prevent quiet quitting or heal the troubles behind it.
Compassionate leadership can be found in many settings, some expected and some surprising. Three recent events within the NBA show that compassion can be practiced even within hyper-competitive environments. Here are three recent examples that display traits of compassionate leadership: awareness, empathy, collaboration, and the promotion of diverse teams.
The middle circle of the Center for Compassionate Leadership’s Model is where the rubber meets the road. While the inner circle – self-compassion – and the outer circle – compassion for the greater good – both provide a foundation for acting compassionately in the world, compassion for others is where we interact and live in the world.
Imagine an organization where employees felt free to go with their gut, speak up, and do what is best for the greater good. Amy Edmondson calls it "the fearless organization,” and offers compelling evidence that this is the style of organization necessary to succeed in today’s fast-paced economy. She shared her newest findings in an inspiring keynote “The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Compassion and Collaboration” at the 2019 Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference.
Our first thoughts after attending this year’s Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference, which brought 600 leaders from around the globe to address urgent challenges in the healthcare system and collaborate on solutions by putting compassion at the core of practice for patients, providers, systems and institutions.
