corporatecompassionproject, Author at Corporate Compassion Project

Build Trust to Manage Through Mistakes

by corporatecompassionproject | Aug 16, 2020 | Career, Communication, For Individuals, Leadership, Management

I could tell from the look on his face that something was wrong. My usually self-sufficient analytics manager was standing in my office doorway, uncharacteristically speechless. He had supplied me with information for a big-deal Board-level communication that I had...

2020: The Year of Type 2 Fun

by corporatecompassionproject | Aug 2, 2020 | Career, For Individuals, Leadership, Radical Sabbatical

I was in the middle of Type 2 Fun and there was no out. Only forward. We hiked for 8 miles and still had 2 miles and 2000 feet of elevation to go to make it over the mountain pass. My pack weighed a third of my total body weight and I was miserable. It was my crash...

Change This to Better Manage Remote Teams

by corporatecompassionproject | Jul 26, 2020 | For Individuals, Management

How do you feel about managing your team remotely? I was talking with a team leader who absolutely HATES it. “I’m working TWICE as hard to be HALF as effective.” She was used to regularly walking the halls for casual, face-to-face check-ins. Most of her team is...

Get Off the Hamster Wheel

by corporatecompassionproject | Jul 5, 2020 | Career, Decision Making, For Individuals, Radical Sabbatical

GET OFF THE HAMSTER WHEEL! That’s what all the voices inside my head were telling me. Exactly one year ago, I left my corporate job to become a full-time coach. I had a happy, high-performing team that amazed me daily. I was paid fairly. I did work I was proud of. But...

The Case for Corporate Compassion

by corporatecompassionproject | Jun 1, 2020 | For Individuals, Leadership

Linkedin Envelope The Case for Corporate Compassion CORPORATE and COMPASSION might look odd together for some.One word is often considered strong and powerful. The other – soft and squishy and probably something for HR (or maybe your PR team) to handle.For others, the...