We are pleased to share the perspectives of our colleague Nida Balamur, a participant in the current Compassionate Leadership Certification Program cohort, reporting from the front lines of the 2023 Turkish earthquakes. We are grateful for her heartfelt perspectives on empathy and compassion during this devastating time.
Your Roadmap for Compassionate Leadership, Part 1
The urgency for compassionate leadership in this world is stronger than ever. For those interested in developing their own compassionate leadership capacities, we offer a roadmap to developing these skills over the next three weeks. This week’s post covers four dimensions of individual compassionate leadership, and will be followed by posts on organizational dimensions, and the tools to use to develop your skills.
Compassionate Leaders Create Psychological Safety
Psychological safety has been shown to be the single most valuable characteristic contributing to team performance. Compassionate leaders have an important role to play for the benefit of their teams and their organizations through the creation of psychologically safe environments. Here are three compassionate leadership principles to lay the foundation of safety in your organization.