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by Steven Hargreaves (Author)
Lead with compassion. Lead with courage. Elevate your impact and help your people thrive.
In today's volatile and unpredictable world, compassionate leadership isn't a luxury - it's a necessity. Whether you're a seasoned, new, or aspiring leader, this practical guide empowers you to lead with empathy, integrity, and courage - creating the conditions in your organisation for high performance, wellbeing, and inclusion through awakening and leveraging the power of compassion.
Written by Steven Hargreaves, award winning leadership coach, consultant, speaker and Founder of The Compassionate Leadership Company, the book introduces the powerful 360 of Compassion Framework(TM) - a holistic model for building cultures where people feel seen, valued, and supported.
Let this Playbook be your guide to making compassion business-as-normal.
Inside, you'll discover:
- Tools and strategies to help you lead more effectively and build thriving teams
- A self-diagnostic to assess and grow your compassionate leadership
- Eight essential leadership qualities: Self-compassion, Attention, Humility, Fairness, Respect, Integrity, Empathy, Courage
This Playbook is a bold call to action - for leaders and organisations ready to shift their thinking, awaken their compassion potential, and embed it into everyday practice.
Compassion isn't soft. It's not about being 'nice.' It's strategic, courageous, and transformative.
Readers of The Compassionate Leader's Playbook will gain far more than just insight - they'll walk away with a practical, transformative toolkit for modern leadership. Here's what they'll unlock:
- A clear leadership roadmap
- The 360 of Compassion Framework(TM) offers a structured, holistic guide to leading with compassion - helping leaders navigate complexity with clarity and confidence.
- Greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- Through the Self-Diagnostic Tool and reflective exercises, readers build a deeper understanding of their own leadership style, strengths, and growth areas.
- Tools to build thriving teams
- Practical strategies and behaviours that foster trust, inclusion, and mutual accountability - creating cultures where people feel valued, connected, and able to perform at their best.
- A shift in mindset
- Readers learn how to reframe compassion from a "nice-to-have" to a strategic advantage - essential for wellbeing, engagement, and sustainable performance.
- Courage to lead differently
- The book empowers leaders to challenge outdated norms, embrace relational leadership, and become role models for a more human, high-performing workplace.
- Language and structure for change
It provides the vocabulary, frameworks, and evidence leaders need to advocate for compassionate practices within their organisations.
"An essential read for those aspiring or already in leadership, even those that are very experienced. This book is practical, comprehensive and evidence based and as I open my copy of the book, it practically glows with neon highlighter!" Dr. Murewa Akintola, Chartered Clinical Psychologist
