Corporates

The Art of Compassionate Presence

Module 2 of The Art of Relational Leadership

We have never been more
connected and less present.

We have never been more
connected
and less present.

The less present we are, the faster we judge. We then experience it as the fear of judgment, and the hesitation to speak up.

What High Performing Teams Need To Look Like:

Ideas get challenged instead of people

Curiosity outlasts the first explanation

Curiosity outlasts the first explanation

Curiosity outlasts the first explanation

Mistakes get examined together

Mistakes get examined together

Fairness does not depend on who you are

Fairness does not depend on who you are

Fairness does not depend on who you are

Psychological Safety
Begins with Compassion

Psychological Safety
Begins with Compassion

Psychological safety doesn't start with a policy or a values statement. It starts with compassion, practiced by individuals, until it becomes how a team treats itself.

Before people can challenge, contribute, or speak honestly, they need to feel safe enough to try. That safety starts with leaders who can catch their own judgement before it shapes a decision.

Compassion

Common Humanity

Humility

Embodiment

Awareness

Action

Who Do We Support?

Leaders & Managers

wanting team members to speak up, contribute ideas and challenge the status quo.

Teams and organisations

working explicitly on inclusion, fairness, or bias reduction.

Coaches and facilitators

building self-awareness and coaching presence as a professional foundation.

Anyone

wanting a practical, ongoing tool for catching judgment before it shapes a relationship.

Leaders & Managers

wanting team members to speak up, contribute ideas and challenge the status quo.

Coaches and facilitators

building self-awareness and coaching presence as a professional foundation.

Teams and organisations

working explicitly on inclusion, fairness, or bias reduction.

Anyone

wanting a practical, ongoing tool for catching judgment before it shapes a relationship.

Learning Outcomes

A way to be present for others

Unlock the Self Discovery App for practice

An ICF-CCE approved Certificate

ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) hours

Also, walk away with:

Less Bias in Everyday Decisions

Who gets heard in a meeting? Who gets the benefit of the doubt? Who gets picked for the stretch project? Leaders catch snap judgments before they become decisions.

Leaders Who Last

Burned-out managers avoid hard conversations or handle them badly. This lets leaders stay present with someone's difficulty without it draining them— keeping good
managers in the role.

Burned-out managers avoid hard conversations or handle them badly. This lets leaders stay present with someone's difficulty without it draining them— keeping good managers in the role.

A Team People Actually Speak Up In

A Team People Actually Speak
Up In

Not a value on a wall, something people can feel: the difference between problems surfacing early
and too late to fix.

Also, walk away with:

Less Bias in Everyday Decisions

Who gets heard in a meeting? Who gets
the benefit of the doubt? Who gets picked
for the stretch project? Leaders catch snap judgments before they become decisions.

Leaders Who Last

Burned-out managers avoid hard conversations or handle them badly. This lets leaders stay present with someone's difficulty without it draining them— keeping good managers in the role.

A Team People Actually Speak Up In

Not a value on a wall, something people can feel: the difference between problems surfacing early
and too late to fix.

Build the Presence To Strengthen Trust

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