Compassion in the Workplace, Notes from CAN 10/17 meeting
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Here are the questions, resources and ideas from the Compassion in the Workplace breakout meeting from the CAN organizing meeting on 10//17//09
Questions:
- How do you communicate compassionately?
- How can you be a compassionate employee?
- Strategies for working with people you don't like
- How can I be a compassionate leader?
- Caring Economics
- What does compassion in medicine look like?
- How do we create compassion around everyday work issues?
- How do we shift the model from fear to safety?
- How do you go from a virtuous cycle rather than a vicious one?
- What do you share with a person you dislike? What are your common values?
- What are strategies for working with bullies?
Ideas:
What are grassroots ideas for workplace compassion?
- Respect
- Exemplify the behaviour
- Colluding on gossip is not helpful
- Find and understand your part in issues
- Be professional, cheerful, detatched and direct
- Make it safe to speak
- Compassionate listening
- Personal Thank you notes to those who help you
- Focus on assets of people you work with
- When you think something positive, share it aloud.
- How can I be of service to this person?
- Inquiry instead of advocacy
- Communicate without your own opinion "what's your idea regarding ..." instead of "this is my idea around ..."
Resources:
- "The Answer to How is Yes" - Peter Bloch
- "Community: The structure of belonging" - Peter Bloch
- "The Art of Happiness at Work" - the Dalai Lama
- "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" Pablo Freire
- Open Space, self-organizing process for groups
- World Cafe, self-organizing process for groups
- "The Real Weath of Nations", Riane Eisler
- "Gracious Space" Patricia Hughes
- Center for Ethical Leadership, Seattle Univ.
- "Inspired Leadership", Lance Secretan
- "The Impossible Takes a Little While", Paul Lowe
- David Whyte (multiple books) poet who works in organizations
- Conscious Capitalism, Kurt Anderson, KGA Group
- "Firms of Endearment"
Here are the questions, resources and ideas from the Compassion in the Workplace breakout meeting from the CAN organizing meeting on 10//17//09
Questions:
- How do you communicate compassionately?
- How can you be a compassionate employee?
- Strategies for working with people you don't like
- How can I be a compassionate leader?
- Caring Economics
- What does compassion in medicine look like?
- How do we create compassion around everyday work issues?
- How do we shift the model from fear to safety?
- How do you go from a virtuous cycle rather than a vicious one?
- What do you share with a person you dislike? What are your common values?
- What are strategies for working with bullies?
Ideas:
What are grassroots ideas for workplace compassion?
- Respect
- Exemplify the behaviour
- Colluding on gossip is not helpful
- Find and understand your part in issues
- Be professional, cheerful, detatched and direct
- Make it safe to speak
- Compassionate listening
- Personal Thank you notes to those who help you
- Focus on assets of people you work with
- When you think something positive, share it aloud.
- How can I be of service to this person?
- Inquiry instead of advocacy
- Communicate without your own opinion "what's your idea regarding ..." instead of "this is my idea around ..."
Resources:
- "The Answer to How is Yes" - Peter Bloch
- "Community: The structure of belonging" - Peter Bloch
- "The Art of Happiness at Work" - the Dalai Lama
- "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" Pablo Freire
- Open Space, self-organizing process for groups
- World Cafe, self-organizing process for groups
- "The Real Weath of Nations", Riane Eisler
- "Gracious Space" Patricia Hughes
- Center for Ethical Leadership, Seattle Univ.
- "Inspired Leadership", Lance Secretan
- "The Impossible Takes a Little While", Paul Lowe
- David Whyte (multiple books) poet who works in organizations
- Conscious Capitalism, Kurt Anderson, KGA Group
- "Firms of Endearment"
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