Being a compassionate leader is being a good leader. It can be hard to do that when the rest of the company’s culture seems to rely on favoritism or neglect. What can you do if you want to manage your team with compassion, but your leadership hasn’t bought into this philosophy?
An interesting article written by Jack Zenger is the CEO of Zenger/Folkman, a strengths-based leadership development firm that provides insightful data from over 87,000 leaders from a 360 assessment where leaders from across the globe were evaluated by (on average) 13 other people.
The qualities that make a great leader have long been a subject of interest for the modern workplace. It never seems to go out of fashion because companies are always looking for ways to identify next-generation talent and invest in their long-term leadership pipeline. After all, every top-performing CEO started somewhere, right?
The year 2020 saw tremendous change and suffering—not only because of the pandemic but also due to heightened concerns over racial justice and climate change.
By now, we all know diversity in the workplace is good for people and business. But many employees still feel disconnected or undervalued, despite companies’ best attempts at hiring a more representative workforce.
