There is consistent curiosity about whether one can be a strong leader while leading with compassion. The frequency of the question reminds us of the importance in exploring yet another polarity - the need for compassionate leaders to display both nurturing compassion and courageous compassion.
A Powerful Gathering
The Women’s Global Compassion Gathering on March 28 welcomed participants from forty-one different countries around the world. Presentations from Kenya Casey, of The Carter Center, Liz Grant of the University of Edinburgh, and Monica Worline of Stanford University were interspersed with time for community reflection, sharing intentions and poetry, and restoration.