Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in Human Ways
Many leaders think they need to choose between being a good person or tough leader. But this is a false dichotomy. Leaders who balance business wisdom with human compassion enjoy outsized benefits compared to leaders who don't, including 66% lower stress, 85% higher employee satisfaction, and 61% higher employee commitment. Discover new, eye-opening research about the benefits of combining wisdom with compassion. Assess your own capabilities, learn a memorable framework, and gain practical tips for being able to do the hard tasks of leadership in a human way.
Learning Objectives:
- Discover new research about the immense benefits of combining human compassion with business wisdom in leadership.
- Assess your own capabilities to do hard things in human ways.
- Learn the four skillsets for doing hard things in human ways: caring presence, caring courage, caring candor, and caring transparency.
- Gain practical tips to do hard things in human ways as a leader to enhance resilience, employee engagement, and job satisfaction.
In-person session offerings are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Marissa Afton
As a driving force behind leadership development and change initiatives at multinational organizations, Marissa helps leaders and organizations unlock their potential for cultural excellence and superior performance, resilience and innovation. She has worked with leading companies including Cisco, Accenture, Bloomberg, Eli Lilly, and Verizon. As a seasoned change management professional and corporate consultant, as well as a mindfulness practitioner for over 25 years, Marissa is recognized globally for transforming organizations by transforming the mind. Marissa enjoys splitting her time between New York City and the serene foothills of Boulder, Colorado, where she lives with her husband and their blue heeler.