Suuwalth-k?
Suuwalth-k? means “Is that you?”
In offering our professional and executive leadership education and support to individuals, teams and organizations, this is where the work begins: slowing down enough to really see one another and to be seen. The Atleo Centre for Compassionate Leadership invites you into a circle of practice where relationship comes first and every step forward starts with human connection.
Atleo Centre for Compassionate Leadership
Whole-hearted, whole-person professional and executive leadership that supports system transformation
The Atleo Centre for Compassionate Leadership is guided by Ah-up-wa-eek (Chief Shawn Atleo) and Ya’ak-chamat-axa (Heather Atleo), in partnership with the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc).
The work flows from the principles of governance of the House of Klaakishpitl. Shawn is recognized as one of the three hereditary seats within the Ahousaht First Nation. Team Atleo’s Compassionate Leadership is informed by trauma-informed practice, human development, and relational systems learning.
The Atleo Centre brings Indigenous knowledge together with Western and Eastern understandings, offering a safe place to practise clarity, connection and compassion through teachings held with care. This work helps prevent and reduce conflict where possible, resolve difficult issues earlier, and strengthen psychological, cultural and emotional safety in teams and communities.
It supports leadership that reduces harm, builds trust and honours the relational roots of this work.
“ This style of leadership is more than having a compassionate heart. It takes work, courage, and self-awareness. ”
- Team Atleo
Teachings that guide how we arrive, listen, and care for one another in this work.
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Iisaakstalth
Respect one another
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Hahuupstalth
Teach one another
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Ya’ak-stalth
Care for one another
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Huupiitstalth
Help one another
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Heshook-ish Tsawalk
Everything is one
