To be an effective group coach, it’s critical to know the format you are working with before starting. In my years running a global coaching business, I’ve found when I ask coaches if they’ve done group coaching most say “yes.” When I ask them to describe the details of how they do group coaching, their process and approach, training, and core capabilities, I get a mixed bag of answers....

Why focus on leading with compassion now? Because the degree of suffering in the world is reaching a crescendo. At the individual level we have crises of addiction, mental health, and loneliness. Employee engagement is at an 11-year low. Communities and countries are breaking apart because of toxic divisions, and the global refugee population, almost half children, has doubled in the past 10 years. Entire towns are washed away, and neighborhoods are burned to ash from natural disasters, with many lives lost (May Los Angeles find relief and recover soon). And,...