How do we get the leaders we want?

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October 16, 2024

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October 16, 2024 5:30 pm

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Valuesthon 2024

Worldwide, democracy and political leadership are at a crossroads. Faced with crises like climate change, inequality, and war, some nations are turning towards autocratic, populist politicians who reach for easy and divisive answers to complex challenges.

What we need is something very different. We need leaders who can govern for the whole of humanity, not just their nation or party, who have the courage and wisdom to tackle systemic problems, and the resilience to do so despite the opposition of vested interests.

So, how do we cultivate that leadership? How do we sustain it in systems that are corrupting? And how do we work to ensure it’s attractive to voters?

Join Paul Gilbert and a panel of other speakers online for this important discussion, in celebration of World Values Day!

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Speakers

**Paul Gilbert, PhD, OBE** is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby. He was Consultant Clinical Psychologist at NHS for over 40 years. He is the founder of Compassion focused Therapy and Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has written/edited 23 books and over 300 papers and book chapters. In 2006 he established the Compassionate Mind Foundation as an international charity with the mission statement: To promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion (www.compassionatemind.co.uk). He was awarded an OBE by the Queen in March 2011 for services to mental health. He established and is the Director of the Centre for Compassion Research and Training at Derby University UK.

**Michael West CBE:**
Michael is Senior Visiting Fellow at The King’s Fund, London and Professor of Organizational Psychology at Lancaster University, Visiting Professor at University College, Dublin, and Emeritus Professor at Aston University, where he was formerly Executive Dean of Aston Business School. Michael is also the author of Compassionate Leadership: Sustaining Wisdom, Humanity and Presence in Health and Social Care.

**Peter Waiswa**
is an accountant from Kamuli in eastern Uganda and the founder and convenor of GCC’s Uganda Compassion Connectors.

**Dr. Isabelle Leboeuf**
is a clinical psychologist. She works in a private practice, integrating Ericksonian hypnosis, CBT and CFT. Her doctoral thesis focused on compassion and positive social emotions. Her research bridges the gap between experimental research and clinical practice. She has published scientific papers on CFT and CMT and validated the French translation of a self-criticism scale. She runs CFT training in France and Poland, and is the author of a self-help book on relationships with self and others. She is currently Director of Communication for the French Association of CBT (AFTCC). Website

**Ashley Fabrizio**
is the Senior Researcher for the US team at More in Common where she leads a team of researchers working to generate insights that can help reduce political polarization and strengthen democracy in America. Before joining More in Common in 2023, Ashley worked in the tech, academia, and government sectors. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University and B.A. from Harvard College.

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