“Radical Compassion”

Leadership, diversity, and inclusion in a time of global crisis.

We are in a time of tremdous stress. In my 1/2 of century of life I don’t think I have been under so much stress ever. That probaby speaks to the realities of a being a raised upper middle class white (even Jewish) straight man.

What is also true is that here in the US many of us were already living in stressful times. I know that since Nov 2016 I entered into a new period of unprecendent in my life of anxiety, depression, and isolation. I know others have as well.

With this in mind, I know I have been struggling at work, and fortunately I work for a corporation and for a function in that corporation that has been promoting a lot of free flowing conversations about our current state, what it means for the people we work with and what it will mean forever in our future.

As part of a conversation about diversity & inclusion in this new work-at-home universe, people started sharing their perspectives on mental health issues and personal isolation. I become inspired and so I wrote the following proposal as a leader in this organization

Working in Crisis Policy

I’d like to suggest we create a Working in Crisis Policy. Not a remote working policy because this isn’t…