Compassionate leadership starts with compassion. While we may not hear compassion much in organizational settings, it is a necessity for the success of leaders, their organizations, and the world. So, let’s explore: What is compassion?
Leading With Fierce Compassion
When people hear “compassion,” they often think of the nurturing and kind qualities that are an important part of compassion. Compassion, however, is much more than that. Each of the elements of compassion – awareness, connection, empathy, and action – offer paradoxical tensions that fierce compassionate leaders bring into harmony to raise teams and organizations to new levels of performance.