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What Makes It So Hard?
February 4, 2022
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First, From the Heart
Many days contain a difficult encounter in life. Maybe you’ve recently experienced a hard conversation with a work colleague, family member, or even a stranger. When the going gets tough, how do you respond?
The choice is ours. Is my reaction understanding or snippy? Do I view the other person as “other” or as human, just like me? Might I consider they are doing the best they can, or do I race to judgement that they are wrong, bad, evil, or incompetent?
Choosing to respond with compassion can sometimes be challenging, even with our best intentions at the forefront. When I am run down, weary, recovering from another difficult moment, frustrated, or just hangry, the compassionate response may well elude me. It’s hard, because I am human. And I’m learning to notice, forgive, and love myself and others.
With heart,
Laura
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Book Review
Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way
by Rasmus Hougaard and
Jacqueline Carter
Questions about bringing compassion to difficult situations are among the most common queries we receive at the Center for Compassionate Leadership. Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way, by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter, encourages leaders to take a bigger picture perspective when “hard things” arise. Read more.
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Practice Matters
Nothing Separates Us
We are so adept at labeling and categorizing. This is what our minds do. Black, white, good, bad, mine, yours, right, wrong. In each nanosecond of awareness, we tend to judge and label – often without conscious attention to how our mind is beholden to the idea of separation.
The natural world, however, organizes around different principles. Connectedness, mutuality, support, and flourishing are just a few of the ways we witness nature unfolding. Surely there are moments of survival of the fittest that play out. But more pervasively, it is survival through cooperation that has brought everyone and everything to this precious moment in time.
Bringing attention to connection takes practice. Moving past the conditioning of our modern minds may seem like an impossible task, yet shifting attention is well within our control. In fact, it’s about all that we control! See what happens when you focus through the lens of interconnectedness and love.
When can we practice? Always!
If you'd like to explore additional Practice Matters, you can find them here.
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Research Worth Sharing
The relationship between leader support, staff influence over decision making, work pressure and patient satisfaction: a cross-sectional analysis of NHS datasets in England
by Thomas H R West, Pascale Daher, Jeremy F Dawson, Joanne Lyubovnikova, Sandra C Buttigieg, and Michael A West
in BMJ Open 2022;12:e052778. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052778
How can healthcare leaders shape the work environment in ways that support staff in delivering high quality patient care? This study establishes that giving staff the ability to influence decision-making, specifically as it affects work pressures, improves patient care. Nurses have known this. Doctors have known this. And now the evidence makes the case clear. Read the research.
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Accepting Applications Now
Compassionate Leadership and Resilience Training Spring Cohorts
Early Bird Pricing Available Until February 21
We are excited to open application and registration for our online Spring 2022 Compassionate Leadership and Resilience Training cohorts, starting in March.
Our eight-week collaborative learning journey is based on decades of leadership experience and wisdom practice, coupled with emerging scientific and organizational evidence. Hundreds of program alumni are positively impacting the world in remarkable ways!
“This course was an incredibly enriching experience. I especially enjoyed the deep connection we cultivated as a group which created a safe space for us to share our individual experiences and unique perspectives/challenges. It was a transformative eight weeks that left me feeling inspired and ready to lead with compassion, both personally and professionally.”
-- Global Non-Profit Executive, Fall 2020 Cohort
One cohort is geared to an interdisciplinary audience of leaders in for-profit and non-profit organizations. The second cohort is specifically focused for leaders in the field of global health. Whichever cohort is aligned with your mission, you will be surrounded by an accomplished peer group of like-minded colleagues from around the world. Learn more about the interdisciplinary course here, and global health here.
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Upcoming Events
Healing Healthcare Summit
Attend Online Feb 8-10, 2022
In support of the well-being of all healthcare professionals, we invite our community to join the upcoming Healing Healthcare Summit from our friends at Mindful. At this free online event on Feb 8-10, 2022, top experts in organizational and trauma-informed mindfulness, along with the world’s leading healthcare executives and neuroscientists will share stories, celebrate what’s working, and envision a path forward. All content will be available to view through Feb 20. Register for free here.
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