Leading Through Compassion Fatigue & the Housing Crisis with Sandra Clarkson

How do today’s leaders stay grounded while facing systemic issues, rising complexity, and compassion fatigue?

In this episode of The Leader Within, host Angela Nguyen interviews Sandra Clarkson, CEO of the Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society, to explore what it takes to lead through complex system issues.

Sandra shares how she leads through the gray areas—navigating ambiguity, building trust across power dynamics, sourcing candid feedback, and creating resilient, trauma-informed teams. Together, they dive into the importance of affordable housing, systems thinking, and fierce accountability—and how leaders can drive long-term change even amidst policy failure and burnout.

This is a must-watch for leaders, emerging executives, and mission-driven professionals who are serious about impact, empathy, and leading through complexity.

🎯 Chapters:
00:00 - Homelessness & Systemic Failures
01:00 – Introduction to Sandra Clarkson
02:20 - Leading Through Gray Areas & Ambiguity
04:00 - Career Pivot & Embracing Discomfort
05:40 - Self-Guided Leadership at the Executive Level
07:10 - Change Resistance & Championing Culture Shifts
08:30 - Building Trust & Candid Conversations
10:30 - Compassion Fatigue in Leadership
13:15 - Community Education & Myth-Busting
15:30 - Systemic Solutions & Prevention Focus
18:00 - Equipping Teams for Resilience & Accountability
21:30 – Affordable Housing as a solution

🔑 Key Leadership Takeaways:
• Trust is built through presence, curiosity, effective communication and honoring organizational history.
• Invest in your internal champions—they drive the cultural shift.
• Housing is not a band-aid—it’s the foundation for healing and reintegration.
• Safe-to-fail environments are essential for innovation and growth.

🎧 Watch this episode if you’re navigating:
• Leadership during crisis or ambiguity
• Organizational change and resistance
• Building trauma-informed, resilient teams
• Compassion fatigue and debunking myths about homelessness, a toxic drug supply crisis, a mental health crisis
• Housing-first models and systems leadership


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