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Learn from leaders who are transforming relationships and workplace cultures with compassion.

Compassionate Accountability Podcast Nate Regier

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Learn from leaders who are transforming relationships and workplace cultures with compassion.

    50th Episode: Drama in Organizations: Wasting the Opportunity of Conflict with Cy Wakeman

    50th Episode: Drama in Organizations: Wasting the Opportunity of Conflict with Cy Wakeman

    Dr. Nathan Regier, your host, welcomes Cy Wakeman to this special 50th episode of The Compassionate Accountability Podcast. Cy is a drama researcher, international leadership speaker, and consultant. In 2001, she founded Reality-Based Leadership. Cy works with organizations globally to ditch the drama, hardwire accountability into their teams, and turn excuses into results.
     
    Key Takeaways:
    [2:18] What did motivate Cy to research drama?
    [6:24] CY defines drama and how that relates to leadership training.
    [7:28] Cy advises to consider drama as waste (and organizations know what to do with waste in their processes)
    [8:22] What are the key sources of trauma? Ego and lack of accountability are the first two drama triggers.
    [11:03] Conflict is just energy! Either we waste it or take advantage of it.
    [13:05] Love up (compassion) and Call up (accountability).
    [19:30] Cy explains the notion of Reality-based Leadership, considering that multiple things are true simultaneously and expanding on the future of leadership.
    [22:21] We all want success and happiness.
    [27:15] Reality-based thinking: Given this reality, what are some ways we can be great?
    [30:56] You have drama in your organization because you hired it, you enabled it, or you are it.
    [34:39] Cy talks about how she helps organizations.
    [35:50] Cy shares what is on the horizon for her now: Transitioning her organization to her team.
     
    Mentioned in this episode:
    The Compassion Mindset
    Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results, Nate Regier
    Visit Next-Element
     
    Right Kind of Wrong: The Art of Failing Well, Amy Edmondson
     
    Tweetables:
    “Drama is energy that goes away from results and well being” #oncompassion
     
    “Drama is an emotional waste.”  #oncompassion
     
    “Ego is the number one key source of trauma.” #oncompassion
     
    “Modern leadership is managing the energy of people.” #oncompassion
     
    “Rules without relationship equals rebellion.” #oncompassion
     
    “A bad day for the ego is a great day for the leader.”  #oncompassion
     
    “You have drama in your organization because you hired it, you enabled it, or you are it.” #oncompassion
     
    “You are the source of all your problems.” #oncompassion

    • 39 min
    How Compassion Comes Alive in Community with Caverly Morgan

    How Compassion Comes Alive in Community with Caverly Morgan

    Dr. Nathan Regier, your host, welcomes  Caverly Morgan to today’s episode. Caverly is a spiritual teacher, author, speaker, and nonprofit founder. She is the founder and Lead Contemplative of Peace in Schools—a nonprofit that created the nation's first for-credit mindfulness class in public high schools. She is also the founder of Presence Collective, a community of cross-cultural contemplatives committed to personal and collective transformation, creating spaces for wisdom exchange and belonging.
    Caverly blends the original spirit of Zen with a modern, nondual approach. Her practice began in 1995 and has included eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery. She has been teaching contemplative practice since 2001. Caverly is passionate about creating opportunities to experience compassion and connection in the community. 
    Caverly shares today how she is manifesting compassion and accountability in the world. 
    Key Takeaways:
    [2:40] Caverly shares some highlights of her journey that brought her where she is today.
    [4:05] Caverly became attracted to the question: Is it possible to move through life either without suffering or less of it?
    [4:56] How does Caverly define compassion?
    [7:12] Caverly defines compassion as an experience.
    [8:52] Caverly talks about the link between her work and compassion as an innate ability.
    [10:54] How do we bring compassion into our workspaces?
    [11:29]  Are there common barriers that people face to practice compassion?
    [13:17] Always striving vs. Contentedness: If we are at peace, do we lose our motivation?
    [15:40] Caverly is not a fan of self-improvement and she explains why.
    [18:09] Caverly shares some valuable examples of the value of interconnection.
    [21:13] Ask yourself: What blocks in our environment prevent us from truly showing the heart of who we are?
    [24:32] What if we reinterpret the value of conflict in our relationships? Conflict is efficient in our shared purpose.
    [26:58] Caverly describes her work with high school students and educators
    [28:35] Caverly shares a particular story.
    [30:49] Where does Caverly currently find joy and fulfillment?
     
    Mentioned in this episode:
    The Compassion Mindset
    Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results, Nate Regier
    Visit Next-Element
     
    Learn more about Caverly Morgan
    Check out Caverly’s books: A Kid’s Book About Mindfulness and The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together.
     
    Tweetables:
    “Transformation happens in the interaction.” #oncompassion
     
    “Compassion is a byproduct of knowing that we are connected.” #oncompassion
     
    “We often get confused about who we are since our identities can wrap around what we do or whether or not we are successful.” #oncompassion
     
    “Freedom is contagious.” #oncompassion

    • 36 min
    Building A Culture of Compassionate Accountability at Adobe: With Jeff Jacobs

    Building A Culture of Compassionate Accountability at Adobe: With Jeff Jacobs

    Dr. Nathan Regier, your host, welcomes Jeff Jacobs to today’s episode. Jeff has a 30-plus year career in Human Resources spanning numerous Global Leadership roles. He is currently the Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness at Adobe. In that capacity, he serves as an executive coach and internal consultant to senior leadership teams across the company.
    Dr. Nate and Jeff discuss the particularities of his position at Adobe; they explore the features of a healthy team and the challenges a team must confront to achieve its best performance. Jeff shares his vast knowledge of psychological safety, vulnerability, diversity, and inclusiveness based on his extensive experience in leading high-performing teams.
     
    Key Takeaways:
    [3:40] Jeff talks about a conference both he and Dr. Nate recently participated in.
    [5:15] Jeff shares some of his background and journey that led him to his current position at Adobe.
    [6:57] What about Jeff’s Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness position at Adobe is unique?
    [9:26] What makes a team healthy?
    [11:00] Jeff addresses compassion and inclusivity as crucial features of a healthy team.
    [12:40] Where does conflict come in for high-performing teams?
    [15:13] What is psychological safety? How does it contribute to high-performing teams?
    [18:50] What does “radical candor” really mean?
    [21:15] Jeff expands on the key to effective feedback.
    [22:20] How does vulnerability contribute to high-performing teams?
    [24:57] Why do so many leaders perceive vulnerability as a weakness?
    [27:27] What are some of the systems and processes that can support high-performing cultures?
    [31:32] How does Jeff measure the impact of what he does?
    [33:13] What is the difference between people liking you, and benefiting an organization?
    [35:44] Jeff talks about the book he is about to release.
    [39:13] Jeff shares how he keeps himself vulnerable and open.
    [42:35] Dr. Nate shares his top takeaways from a fantastic conversation with Jeff Jacobs.
     
    Mentioned in this episode:
    The Compassion Mindset
    Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results, Nate Regier
    Visit Next-Element
     
    The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, Amy Edmondson
     
    Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean, Tim Scott
    Learn more about Jeff Jacobs’ book Still Coming of Age.
     
    Tweetables:
    “A healthy team starts with trust and psychological safety.” #oncompassion
     
    “Leveraging diversity is not just about accepting and valuing differences; there is an inherent conflict in diversity and also an inherent opportunity.” #oncompassion
     
    “Psychological safety is the foundation that enables someone to lean into the discomfort.” #oncompassion
     
    “Culture is to build one relationship at a time.” #oncompassion

    “Vulnerability is one of the most profound leadership strengths that exists.” #oncompassion

    • 45 min
    How to Impact BIG SCALE Change with Dov Baron

    How to Impact BIG SCALE Change with Dov Baron

    Dr. Nathan Regier, your host, welcomes you to another episode of On Compassion — this time to discuss deep psychology, human behavior, and how to impact big-scale change. Dr. Nate is joined by Dov Baron, the founder and CEO of Dov Baron International. Dov is a preeminent expert in helping leaders create life and work meaning, his models and strategies of the emotional source code and the anatomy of meaning are used by leaders in business and government worldwide.
     
    What's In This Episode
    What inspired Dov at age 14 to get out of the ghetto in the UK where he was born? What is the Anatomy of Meaning? What is the emotional Source Code? What are the five levels of Emotional Source Code that predict lasting behavior change? How do we explain the behavior of current political leaders, suicide bombers or Neo Nazis? Why are we so lonely? The power of belonging, and the impact on productivity. How do we create cultures of belonging? What is Dov’s religion? Why does it matter? What you can do to encourage belonging. Key Takeaways:
    [4:14] Dov shares some experiences from his past that formed who he is today.
    [8:55] What is the nature of Dov’s business?
    [12:07} What is the anatomy of meaning?
    [14:32] We have a responsibility at a personal level to know our anatomy of meaning (which doesn’t mean it is the truth, but it is still yours).
    [15:43] Dov explains what he calls algorithms of rage.
    [17:22] Dov defines the emotional source code.
    [24:03] How do we reconcile the human side of relationships with the increasing push toward productivity and results?
    [28:10] Dov gives a critical suggestion for those wanting to apply his concepts: Embrace curiosity.
    [34:10] Dr. Nate shares the top three takeaways from a fabulous conversation with Dov Baron.
     
    Mentioned in this episode:
    The Compassion Mindset
    Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results, Nate Regier
    Visit Next-Element
     
    Learn more about Dov Baron
    Listen to Leadership and Loyalty Podcast and Curiosity Bites Podcast.



    Tweetables:
    “Trauma can become a driving force for what is good and what is not so good, and without awareness, it won’t go well.” #oncompassion
     
    “Purpose is not the way; it is the why of the why, which drives us unconsciously.” #oncompassion
     
    “Now, more than ever, in this epidemic of loneliness, people want community.” #oncompassion
     
    “Those who control the meaning of the tribe control the movement of the tribe.” #oncompassion
     

    • 36 min
    The Trauma of Surviving a Pandemic with Rex Miller

    The Trauma of Surviving a Pandemic with Rex Miller

    Dr. Nathan, your host, welcomes Rex Miller to discuss how organizational cultures and communities are impacted and rebuilt after the trauma of rapid change we suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rex is a renowned expert in optimizing human and team performance, strategic foresight, and organizational transformation. With over 20 years as a consultant and coach, he has authored six Wiley books and received numerous accolades, including the CoreNet Global Innovator Award, the Industry Excellence Award, and IFMA's Distinguished Author Award.
    What's In This Episode
    What are the three kinds of trauma? How does trauma show up in our brains and bodies What has happened to empathy over the past 50 years How can storytelling help people heal from trauma? What did most companies miss in their response to Covid? Key Takeaways:
    [3:51] How did Rex get interested in workplace culture?
    [5:15] Rex shares his work dealing with trauma in communities and helping people recover from it.
    [11:02] Rex defines trauma.
    [14:00] Rex shares what he calls the “evolution of empathy.”
    [15:48] Dr. Nate discusses the difference between empathy and compassion fatigue.
    [16:47] Rex talks about his current work with organizational cultures.
    [20:29] Rex discusses the power of creating safe entry-level conversations.
    [22:14] Dr. Nate emphasized the importance of helping people reengage with the narrative to preserve their dignity and agency and help them take ownership of it, moving to a more empowered vision of themselves.
    [22:52] Rex explains why he believes we are in a collective vertigo.
    [25:51] Rex talks about his new passion: River Rose Ranch.
    [27:02] What is Rex excited about at the moment?
    [30:05] Dr. Nate shares his top three takeaways from an insightful conversation with Rex Miller.
     
    Mentioned in this episode:
    The Compassion Mindset
    Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results, Nate Regier
    Visit Next-Element
     
    Learn more about Rex Miller 
    Follow Rex Miller on Linkedin
     
    Tweetables:
    “Compassion is the entryway to help people heal.” #oncompassion
     
    “People are craving safety and connection at work.” #oncompassion
     
    “We heal in the community; we need to rehumanize one another.” #oncompassion
     

    • 32 min
    Leadership Is An Activity, Not A Position, with Ed O’Malley and Julia Fabris McBride

    Leadership Is An Activity, Not A Position, with Ed O’Malley and Julia Fabris McBride

    Dr. Nathan Regier, your host, welcomes Ed O’Malley, the founding president and CEO of the illustrious Kansas Leadership Center, an organization committed to fostering leadership for stronger, healthier, and more prosperous communities, and Julia Fabris McBride, Chief Civic Leadership Development Officer of the KLC.
    Ed and Julia embody a Compassion Mindset with their deep caring for people, curiosity, and commitment to excellence. In this episode, they join Dr. Nate to discuss their newest book,  When Everyone Leads: How the Toughest Challenges Get Seen and Solved, and the principles of this groundbreaking work.
    Key Takeaways:
    [5:52] Julia and Ed share how they built KLC.
    [7:37] How does When Everyone Leads fit into Ed and Julia’s careers?
    [10:35] Ed explains how they structured this book.
    [13:07] Julia discusses the journey and experiences that led them to write When Everyone Leads.
    [15:57] What are the two biggest problems that leaders should and can be ready to solve with this book?
    [17:50] Ed and Julia describe the difference between adaptive and technical challenges.
    [21:20] Julia highlights the importance of partnering with Dr. Nate since a compassionate mindset is needed in every leadership role to tackle adaptive challenges.
    [23:04] Julia and Ed discuss their view on conflict and how we should use it.
    [25:50] What is their favorite chapter of When Everyone Leads?
    [29:22] Leaders should get vulnerable, ask for help, and be clear about what matters most to their people.
    [29:54] What gives Ed and Julia the most hope?
    [34:01] What has given Julia and Ed joy and enthusiasm lately?
    [36:53] Dr. Nate shares his top three takeaways from a lively conversation with Ed and Julia.
     
    Mentioned in this episode:
    The Compassion Mindset
    Next-Element.com
     
    Learn more about Ed O’Malley and Julia Fabris McBride.
    KansasHealth.org
     
    Tweetables:
    “Leadership is an activity.” #oncompassion
     
    “One of the biggest challenges in leadership is not to treat adaptive challenges as if they are technical.” #oncompassion
     
    “Conflict is an opportunity, and it is energy.” #oncompassion
     
    “Conflict is inherent in progress, which is beautiful!.” #oncompassion

    “Part of exercising leadership is letting go and how to take care of yourself to be able to care for the ones you care most about.” #oncompassion

    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

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7 Ratings

Dolph Goldenburg ,

Important voice advocating for compassion

After listening to the first few episodes, I am convinced that On Compassion with Dr. Nate will bring important voices advocating for compassion in our work and personal lives. It's definitely worthwhile to follow Dr. Nate on this podcasting journey!

KellyRiggs ,

Essential Leadership Skills

The ability to deal with conflict inside the workplace is an essential leadership skill, and I am a huge fan of Nate’s work - his books should be required reading for leaders looking to develop their interpersonal skills. The podcast picks up right alongside his other work, and I highly recommend it!!

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