Leadership and compassion

In this webinar recording on 5th November 2025, Dr. Richard MacKinnon outlines why leaders can benefit from cultivating compassion - both for themselves and those around them. Part of our 'Sustainable Leadership' series, the webinar covers the essentials of compassion as a concept, the benefits for leaders and their employees, the self-compassion journey and how to cultivate compassion for others. RESOURCES Find out more about Sustainable Leadership here: https://www.worklifepsych.com/Sustain... Our 'Sustainable Leadership' white paper can be downloaded here: https://www.worklifepsych.com/wp-cont... Our Psychological Flexibility information hub: https://www.worklifepsych.com/Psychol... How psychological flexibility supports sustainable leadership: https://www.worklifepsych.com/how-psy... Recording of 'Why Leaders need to be Psychologically Flexible':    • Why leaders need to be psychologically fle...   Find out more about our approach to coaching here: https://www.worklifepsych.com/service... TIMINGS 00:00 - Introduction and overview 02:40 - What is sustainable leadership? 05:25 - What is compassion? 11:11 - Misconceptions about compassion 14:17 - How compassion supports leadership 20:43 - Cultivating self-compassion 39:04 - Cultivating compassion for others 43:37 - How we can help