Leadership is for everyone.
And everyone can commit to being a Compassionate Leader.
What is Compassionate Leadership?
We know that the right culture in the workplace creates an inclusive and positive working environment, a place of psychological safety and highly engaged and motivated staff.
Collective and compassionate cultures are created through compassionate leadership which involves a focus on relationships through careful listening to, understanding, empathising with and supporting other people, enabling those we lead to feel valued, respected and cared for, so they can reach their full potential and do their best work.
Evidence shows that when we demonstrate these behaviours in a health and care setting, we create a compassionate and collective culture which results in improved care and better outcomes for patients.
Creating compassionate cultures helps us attract to and retain our valued workforce. Achieving this culture is everyone’s business and responsibility; We must all be compassionate and collective leaders.
What is the Compassionate Leadership Pledge?
The Compassionate Leadership Pledge sets out how organisations and individuals will create a compassionate and inclusive NHS Wales workplace by describing how they can embed each of the Compassionate Leadership Principles.
There are three ways in which you can commit to embedding cultures of compassionate leadership. Before signing up to the pledge, consider the following:
- Individual – Reflect on how you, as an individual, embed each Compassionate Leadership Principles within your work.
- Team or Department – Agree in collaboration as a team or department how each Compassionate Leadership Principle will be modelled and experienced within the team or department.
- Organisational – Executives within organisations can sign the pledge on behalf of their organisation and commit to creating compassionate workplaces and modelling compassionate leadership in all interactions
By signing the Compassionate Leadership Pledge you:
Commit to:
- Developing and modeling compassionate leadership
- Creating compassionate and collective cultures within your teams and organisation by embedding the Compassionate Leadership Principles.
Benefit from:
- Access to a Compassionate Leadership Pledge Template Pack to help you promote your commitment to embedding Compassionate Principles and Behaviours. Write your own pledge statement. Print it and display it.
