In Episode 3, I'm starting with a topic that's currently abuzz in the L&D Must Change community, check the box training. Then, I'll talk with Massimo Backus, executive coach and leadership development consultant about a leadership skill that we rarely discuss and even more rarely include as part of our leadership development strategies - self-compassion. Based on his experience with over 3,000 leaders, Massimo has found that a lack of self-compassion is the thing that is most often likely to contribute to leaders feeling "stuck" and also most likely to make them ineffective. How can we, as L&D practitioners, help the leaders in our organization to develop self-compassion?

Massimo and I discuss:

• One common struggle that exists for all leaders
• The three core pillars of self-compassion
• Benefits of self-compassion in the workplace
• Changing our relationship with our "Well Intentioned Misinformed Protectors" (WIMPs)
• How a lack of self-compassion contributes to leaders feeling stuck and ineffective
• The first step to help leaders in our organizations improve their self-compassion
• The simplest way to start becoming more self-compassionate

Massimo is a Seattle-based executive coach and leadership development consultant who specializes in managing the shadow side of the top performers in organizations. He is on a mission to help one million leaders believe they are enough. Prior to starting his firm, he was the head of global leadership development at Slalom Consulting and now works with executives at Amazon, Nintendo, Sony Entertainment, and more. In September, he'll publish his first book, Human First, Leader Second: How Self-Compassion Outperforms Self-Criticism.

Find and connect with Massimo Backus here:

• LinkedIn
• MassimoBackus.com

Find and connect with Jess Almlie here:

• LinkedIn
• Subscribe to the L&D Must Change Newsletter
• Learning Business Advisor Consulting

Additional links:

• Feelings Wheel