Compassion - a key ingredient for a leader

In my view a leader:

·      uses positive energy and compassion

·      to inspire, empower and motivate others

·      to be the best that they can be

·      in an ethical way and

·      in accordance with the relevant strategic direction the organisation is seeking to go.

In respect to compassion as a leader, there are three elements (based on the thinking of Jinpa a Tibetan scholar):

1.   A cognitive component: “I understand you”

2.   An affective component: “I feel for you”

3.   A motivational component: “I want to help you”