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Spring Awakening
March 12, 2021

First, From the Heart

Yesterday, we had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the Global Health Compassion Rounds hosted by the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics and the World Health Organization Global Learning Laboratory for Quality UHC. The conversation on compassionate leadership addressed the urgency and necessity demanded by these times.
 
Hosts David Addiss and Shams Syed, along with our fellow panelists Monica Worline and Zerihun Tadesse, all spoke to the profound impact leaders can catalyze as this next era emerges. And as Monica wisely reminded everyone, we are awakening the compassion that is already within us. Let’s do it now at global scale!

Best of the Blog

Awakening to Our Interconnectedness

The COVID-19 virus is a wake-up call to our shared common humanity and to develop truly global compassion. The threats we face today are global in scale. If we are to thrive, we must act compassionately toward our village, which is simply the entire world. Read more.

Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MSSL/R.Soria et al, Optical: AURA/Gemini OBs.

Research Worth Sharing

Compassion: An Evolutionary Analysis and Empirical Review
by Jennifer L. Goetz, Dacher Keltner, and Emiliana Simon-Thomas
in Psychological Bulletin, 136(3), 351–374.

Science tells us so much about compassion: It is innate. It is different from empathy. Our conscious choices impact our capacity to offer compassion. Read about this and much, much more in this comprehensive review of the science of compassion authored by Jennifer L. Goetz, Dacher Keltner, and Emiliana Simon-Thomas. Read the research.

Practice Matters

Return to Wholeness

Life has forced us apart. From each other. From pieces of ourselves. From our profound connection to the planet. Where is the chasm that creates the most struggle and disorientation? Are we destined for a future that continues to unravel?

We each own the choice to grow and thrive, even though the path to wholeness may not yet be visible or may appear as too hard. When we venture into the deep space within, we find the magnificent integration of all that has shattered. We awaken to what has been our truth all along. We remember. We return home.

When can we practice? Always! 

Recommended Reads
 

Awakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power that Elevates People and Organizations
by by Monica C. Worline, Jane E. Dutton, with a foreword by Raj Sisodia

Awakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power That Elevates People and Organizations is a foundational text for all evolving compassionate leaders. The book’s subtitle captures the distinction at the heart of compassionate leadership, which is that its benefits flow both to workers and to organizations. Compassion and leadership are mutually supportive and each enhances the other. Read more.

Upcoming Events

New Cohort for Compassionate Leadership and Resilience Training
Begins April 21

The Center for Compassionate Leadership is excited to open applications to a new cohort of its eight-week, live online course, Compassionate Leadership and Resilience Training for Global Leaders, starting April 21, 2021. This unique training equips leaders with evidence-based tools and practices to lead with more confidence and effectiveness.
 
In this accelerating and pressurized world, it feels as if we are forced to choose between our own well-being, caring for others, and delivering peak performance as leaders. Compassionate leadership offers a proven pathway to allow leaders to thrive in both their personal and professional lives. Learn more and apply here.

Upcoming Events

Women's Global Compassion Gathering
Free Event for the Community
March 28, 2021 12:00 PM

We invite you to celebrate International Women's History Month as a global community of compassionate women and allies. We will gather on March 28 to align, inspire, and ignite our collective hearts and minds to birth a more compassionate world. Click here to learn more and register.
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