It’s not easy being a compassionate leader in a combative world, especially when driving change can feel lonely and uncertain. Leading with compassion requires great strength and great courage. We can’t do this work alone – we learn and grow in community.

The call to compassionate leadership is urgent and the stakes are high for our common humanity. The good news is that compassionate leadership works and delivers results. Research shows that compassionate organizations have stronger trust, make better decisions, and catalyze thriving that bolsters increased performance.

Since 2019, more than 900 leaders from 68 countries have joined the Compassionate Leadership Certification Training to conspire for good, learning how to use evidence-based practices to transform the ways leaders and teams thrive. They experience lasting results through growth across three core dimensions:

1. Ground in Inner Strength – leverage awareness, self-compassion, and vulnerability to elevate your leadership presence and potential
2. Deepen Connection – foster high-quality relationships, create cultures of safety, increase belonging, and navigate difficult conversations skillfully
3. Start to Shift Organizations – increase compassion competence to build high-performing teams utilizing proven frameworks and evidence-based tools

At the end of the experience, you’ll transform the way you connect with and lead other people. You will be ready to:
– Create immediate impact through the application of research-proven levers that increase compassion competence within your organization
– Confidently approach organizational challenges with more human-centric methods to help people thrive
– Apply embodied practices and model change to influence teams and organizations for long-lasting impacts

This community welcomes your passion, vision, and skills. We are a global movement that needs you now, more than ever.

Accelerated Course Schedule
Modules 1, 2: February 19, 12-3pm ET
Modules 3, 4: February 20, 12-3pm ET
Integration and practice session: February 26, 12-1pm ET
Integration and practice session: February 27, 12-1pm ET
Modules 5, 6: March 5, 12-3pm ET
Modules 7, 8: March 6, 12-3pm ET

The course investment is $1,275 USD. There is an Early Bird discount of $300 available through January 31, 2026, bringing the course investment to $975. Nonprofits and NGOs receive an additional $100 discount.

Some organizations send several team members together to build an internal base of compassionate leadership community and support. We are pleased to offer group rates if several employees at your organization want to participate in the same cohort. Eligible for 18 Professional Development Credits from SHRM

Find out more about the program and apply here: https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org/compassionate-leadership-certification-training