{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Leadership Compassion","description":"This week on the podcast I'm sharing about Leadership Compassion and Why it\u2019s important The reasons why it\u2019s not being soft The small things you can do that have a big impact What to know so that you can guard against compassion fatigue too. There\u2019s always going to be differing views about leadership skills, compassion and whether it\u2019s too soft.  I\u2019m hoping this episode will get you thinking about things differently and enable you to support your teams and do your work better. Being compassionate is not something we\u2019re born with.  It comes from a considerate behaviour, kind gestures, generous actions here and there that can make someone\u2019s day.  Even the smallest moments can have a big impact.   Kindness and compassion go hand in hand and enable you to be a leader that people feel that others can relate to, you\u2019re accessible and approachable.   A lot of organisations have done work with their people to encourage their people to come forward and say if they\u2019re struggling.  Some organisations are finding that middle managers don\u2019t know how to deal with these things.    Similarly there are people who are helping supporting, and often it can feel like they have become overloaded.  Compassion fatigue can affect those in the most dedicated of professions.   Why should we be compassionate?   When we\u2019re compassionate it creates connections You create stronger connections Connections improve trust Trust enhances loyalty so people feel they can come to you with issues. Then you have collaboration regardless of levels of management.   Compassion is not the be-all and end-all \u2013 there needs to be leadership compassion with a whole other leadership skills.   Compassion can be being supportive with mentorship, guidance too.  When we express appreciation for what people have done, recognise accomplishments, or difficult moments, pressurised meetings and share your appreciation for them doing what they do.   Listen to the story of Emma\u2019s girls being confused with the recognition she was given and the discussion that took place.   Sharing compassion means people want to turn up for work, there\u2019s a better workplace environment.  So compassion is often about making people feel comfortable around you, having positivity, flexibility and support.  That way people will come to you with concerns, issues and problem.  So people with come to you because of what you do, rather than just because you\u2019re the boss.   The other side of this is compassion fatigue.   The condition is often described as \u2018the cost of caring\u2019 and can lead to a struggle to empathise or feel compassion for others.  Often there are people are in key areas of work who become the front line for others to offload their emotions or deal with emotive or traumatic situations.   It\u2019s classed a a deep emotional and physical exhaustion. It\u2019s also called secondary trauma and it\u2019s something I\u2019ve been talking about a lot through the pandemic because people are picking up cares, concerns, difficulties through out lockdown.   Therapists and counsellors are often trained to have key ways to be compassionate without absorbing all the feelings, being overloaded and carrying everyone else\u2019s emotional feelings.  In HR, people professions, you\u2019re not given this level of training.   It\u2019s important to look for the clues and know if you recognise those feelings immediately. So that you know if you\u2019re feeling run down, worn out too often?    Make sure you know you\u2019ve got tools and skills to reduce those feelings and reduce the stress levels so that you\u2019ve got quick and effective ways to keep yourself back at your best quite quickly.    Remember it\u2019s not your job to fix things.  Yes be compassionate, support and sign-post.   Talk to me if you want to know about my training on this subject of compassion fatigue.   In summary, it\u2019s important to be compassionate, but ensure that it\u2019s not detrimental to your own energy and wellbeing.   Any questions on this, drop me an email at emma@emmalangton.com   For further information on 1:1, group coaching or training get in touch.       Please do make sure you hit \u2018subscribe\u2019 so that don\u2019t miss an episode.   If you haven\u2019t yet  left a review, please do go and find the little button to leave a review and let me know your thoughts, key take-aways and what you value from the podcast. Join my corporate leadership and wellbeing newsletter HERE If you want to be increasing your performance so that you\u2019re more resilient, less stressed in these current times, so that you can focus easily, use tools and techniques to deal with all the current and unknown challenges then make sure that you head over to my website at http:\/\/www.emmalangton.com      ","author_name":"Lessons for Leaders","author_url":"http:\/\/www.emmalangton.com\/","html":"