The Program

Nine connected sessions: three live Saturdays + six guided online sessions.

THREE LIVE + SIX ONLINE

Nine Connected Sessions.

The work moves from self-compassion, to compassion for others, to the willingness and capacity to receive compassion. The first two live days are each followed by three guided Compassion.coach sessions from Leading with Compassion.

3Live Saturdays
6Online Sessions
Pre/PostPsychometrics
40Participants

Program at a Glance

The Three Live Days (In San Francisco)

Facilitator leading a classroom session
01JAN 09 — LIVE DAY 01

Compassion for Self

Build a steadier response to stress, self-criticism, difficult decisions, relational and professional pressure.

  • What we are up against
  • The tricky brain and three regulatory systems
  • Attention and emotional regulation
  • Self-compassion, courage, and values
  • Dyad formation and action commitment

ONLINE SESSIONS 1-3

Guided Practice Between Live Days

1Compassion First?

Explore what compassion means in leadership and how noticing distress can lead to thoughtful, practical support for yourself and others.

2Personality, EI and Compassion Based Skills

Reflect on how personality and emotional intelligence shape your responses to others, and identify skills that support compassionate leadership.

3The Dark Side of Leadership

Examine how harmful leadership behaviours affect people and relationships, and consider compassionate ways to respond with accountability.

Participants sharing in a group discussion
02FEB 13 — LIVE DAY 02

Compassion for Others

Move beyond good intentions toward listening, boundaries, wise action, and sustainable help.

  • Empathy versus compassion
  • Listening and perspective-taking
  • Boundaries and sustainable helping
  • Power, status, and inclusion
  • Compassionate conflict practice

ONLINE SESSIONS 4-6

Guided Practice Between Live Days

4Growing with Compassionate Styles

Explore compassionate approaches to leadership and reflect on how to adapt your style to different people, needs, and situations.

5Acting with Compassionate Power

Consider how to use authority and influence responsibly, combining care for others with fair decisions and constructive action.

6Leading and Building Compassionate Teams

Explore how shared compassion, mutual support, and cooperative action can strengthen leadership teams and the people they serve.

Professionals putting compassion into practice
03MAR 13 — LIVE DAY 03

Receiving Compassion

Develop the trust and reciprocal capacity to accept useful support without withdrawal, shame, or loss of agency.

  • Barriers to receiving compassion
  • Trust and reciprocal support
  • Organisational and community application
  • Participant compassion-in-action cases
  • Post-assessment, certification, and continuing community

A PATH THROUGH COMPASSION.COACH

Compassion Forum Celebration and Certification

Certification recognises demonstrated development across the complete sequence, not attendance at a single event.

01 — Establish Your Baseline

Complete the opening psychometrics and choose one observable workplace or community goal.

02 — Learn and Practise

Attend all three live Saturdays and complete six guided Compassion.coach sessions with a stable dyad.

03 — Apply Compassion

Use journals, coached reflection, and a real challenge to document learning in action.

04 — Demonstrate and Integrate

Complete the post-assessment to measure your development.

CERTIFICATION OUTCOMES

What Participants Develop and Demonstrate

Assessment supports development and is not clinical diagnosis or employment selection.

Self

Attention, emotional regulation and intelligence, self-compassion, values, and courageous action under pressure.

Others

Accurate listening, perspective-taking, wise helping, sustainable boundaries, and compassionate conflict.

From Others

Trust, appropriate vulnerability, asking for help, receiving support, and reciprocal care.

In Action

Compassionate leadership and an applied response to a consequential workplace or community challenge.

Program Includes

Three live Saturdays, Compassion.coach access for six guided online sessions, journals, pre/post psychometrics, an applied case, and completion certification.

Guided online sessions

Materials and resources

Applied case work

Pre/post assessment

Certificate upon completion

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The complete January–March experience at The MAB.

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