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Leadership development & OD

Compassionate Leadership

Explore what it meant to lead with compassion, both for yourself and others. We looked at real, evidence-based benefits for the organisation and why leading with kindness is one of the most courageous decisions you can make.

Date Wednesday, 07 May 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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What you'll learn

We will consider:

  • What makes a kind and compassionate leader?
  • What is the evidence base for a new approach to leadership thinking?
  • How is kindness demonstrated in our leadership practice?
  • What gets in the way of compassion and kindness in leadership practice?
  • How can we develop our own practice as a kind leader

Who is this event for?

This session will be particularly useful if you are new to leadership or want to learn new skills.

Lead facilitators

Eleanor Clarke

Eleanor is an independent consultant and qualified work-place mediator, executive coach, team coach and facilitator. She has worked in both the public and private sector. She started out in research and development before moving into service improvement and change management on behalf of public sector organisations, including the MOD, county councils and the civil service. Healthcare is her favourite working environment, and she has worked in primary and community care and arm’s-length bodies for the last 12 years. Switching from process to people development, Eleanor headed up a new Organisational Development service within an NHS Trust, which quickly became a trusted partner to senior leaders, team leaders and staff throughout the organisation. She continues to have a passion for creating value-based solutions to support a culture of compassion and inclusion. She squeezes in a bit of mediation too.

Richard Horner

Richard is an Associate at NHS Elect, working three days a week with the team and at a coffee shop in Reading he owns for the remaining two days.

He spends the majority of this time facilitating sessions on topics such as Resilience, Leadership, Teams and Difficult Conversations. Prior to joining NHS Elect, Richard worked with the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust where he qualified as a mediator. Prior to this, he managed a leadership programme for a university.

Richard's passion lies in helping people to improve their capacity for self awareness so they can help themselves to greater self leadership. He believes this ultimately leads to a greater capability for people awareness and better organisational leadership.  Richard uses techniques for better breathing, mindfulness and gratitude to improve the foundations of self awareness.