Compassionate leadership has the power to create thriving workplaces with employees who flourish. So, what is it? At the Center for Compassionate Leadership, we define it as treating those you lead with compassion in all situations and creating a culture of compassion that supports the flourishing of everyone connected with that culture. Let’s explore further...
Research shows in recent years that 60% of Americans are deemed to be lonely. We all feel it to some degree, and our mental and emotional health is compromised as a result. In fact, lacking social connection, both at work and in our personal lives, can have as negative an impact on a person’s mortality as smoking, hypertension, or physical inactivity.
No one is an island. In our competitive world, the temptation is to limit our dependence on others. Organizational and team success requires cooperation and collaboration, and compassionate leaders need to create safe environments that support sharing and co-creation. Recognizing that each person brings unique perspective and gifts to building solutions is at the heart of compassionate culture.
This year has truly been one to demonstrate the importance of compassionate leadership. As we look back, 2020 was a year that never stopped demanding that leaders respond with greater compassion. We’ve chosen the essential blog posts to help you gain a better understanding of compassionate leadership and how to operationalize it so that your organization embraces a compassionate culture.
This chaotic moment in history presents a golden opportunity to bring compassionate leadership into your organization. For courageous leaders ready to develop their own compassionate leadership capacities, this is the second of three posts offering a roadmap to developing these skills. This week we talk about the four dimensions to develop greater organizational compassionate cultures.
What is compassionate leadership? It certainly includes both compassion and leadership, with compassion playing a primary role. It is responsive to suffering when it arises, and creates a culture that promotes employee flourishing to prevent the creation of suffering where possible. And, most of all, it is just what the world needs today. Read our definition here.
