Self-Compassion as a KEY Leadership skill (Podcast Episode 3)

Episode 3 of the L&D Must Change Podcast has dropped!

It's a conversation with Massimo Backus , executive coach and leadership development consultant about a leadership skill that we rarely discuss and even more rarely include as part of our leadership development strategies - self-compassion.

Based on his experience with over 3,000 leaders, Massimo has found that a lack of self-compassion is the thing that is most often likely to contribute to leaders feeling "stuck" and also most likely to make them ineffective. How can we, as L&D practitioners, help the leaders in our organization to develop self-compassion?

Massimo and I discuss: 

• One common struggle that exists for all leaders
• The three core pillars of self-compassion
• Benefits of self-compassion in the workplace
• Changing our relationship with our "Well Intentioned Misinformed Protectors" (WIMPs)
• How a lack of self-compassion contributes to leaders feeling stuck and ineffective
• The first step to help leaders in our organizations improve their self-compassion
• The simplest way to start becoming more self-compassionate

Massimo is a Seattle-based executive coach and leadership development consultant who specializes in managing the shadow side of the top performers in organizations. He is on a mission to help one million leaders believe they are enough. Prior to starting his firm, he was the head of global leadership development at Slalom Consulting and now works with executives at Amazon, Nintendo, Sony Entertainment, and more. In September, he'll publish his first book, Human First, Leader Second: How Self-Compassion Outperforms Self-Criticism.

Take a listen and then, let us know your biggest takeaways, questions, ideas, etc. We get better by learning from and with each other. You are part of that equation!

• Episode Website: https://lnkd.in/gmWCZdhE
• Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/g9dnf4XU
• Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gWvwY94s

Oh, and just a note. From now on, you can expect an article here, in the L&D Must Change Newsletter one week and a podcast episode the next. They will take turns, just like we all learned to do in kindergarten <grin>.

Please share your takeaways, questions, and ideas alongside each one. If we are really going to improve this profession, we need to keep learning from each other and that includes you!

Learning Business Advisor Consulting (Jess Almlie) is dedicated to helping L&D leaders stop working as order takers and start working more strategically, intentionally, and with measurable impact. Jess can work with you on one program or project, lead your team through strategic planning, provide individual leader/team coaching, and/or guide you through a series of workshops to learn and implement needed skills. If this sounds like something you and/or your team need, message me (Jess) and we will set up a time to chat.