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What if giving effective feedback didn’t mean choosing between getting results and protecting the relationship?

Too often, managers go into difficult feedback conversations with the best intentions, only to find the conversation goes sideways. Or they avoid it altogether, allowing issues to grow and trust to erode.

There is another way.

Join us on October 21 for Giving Feedback with Compassionate Accountability®: How to Get Results Without Damaging Relationships.

We’ll explore how to:

🔵 Spot the patterns that quietly sabotage feedback conversations

🟢 Stay steady when conversations get uncomfortable

🔵 Use a repeatable framework for approaching feedback differently

🟢 Put a ready-to-use conversation template into practice

You’ll also get an early look at the Compassionate Accountability Assessment, designed to measure and develop these critical skills across your leadership teams.

📅 October 21, 2026

⏰ 10 AM CT

⬇️ Register your place:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3317899980678/WN_vzGv9_caTn-UnA2EhKO53w #/registration

We hear a lot about FOMO.

But what about JOMO...?

The Joy of Missing Out.

In his latest blog, Nate Regier shares an idea passed along by his friend Jeff Jacobs 🐘, who heard it from his friend Jonathan:

What if missing out isn’t something to fear, but something to embrace?

JOMO is about letting go of the pressure to do everything, be everywhere, and say yes to things that don’t serve what matters most.

There’s a powerful connection here to Compassionate Accountability®.

When we let go of stepping in, giving in, issuing ultimatums, or believing we have to choose between people and getting results, we make space for something better:

🔵 Stronger boundaries

🟢 Greater trust

🔵 Shared responsibility

🟢 Healthier relationships

Sometimes, what we choose to miss out on determines what we get to experience instead.

What could you happily miss out on?

Read Nate’s blog here ⬇️

https://www.next-element.com/resources/blog/jomo-the-joy-of-missing-out/

JOMO - The Joy of Missing Out - Next Element JOMO is the Joy of Missing Out. Choosing Compassionate Accountability means letting go of Drama so you can experience JOMO.

Only 𝟭𝟯% of HR leaders believe their leaders can anticipate and react to change well.

Five years ago, that figure was 𝟮𝟱%.

This isn’t an indictment of leaders.

It reflects a workplace reality: 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿.

So how can leaders create the conditions for people to navigate change well?

In our latest article, we explore three principles of Compassionate Accountability® that can strengthen change leadership:

🔵 People are Valuable

🟢 People are Capable

🔵 People are Responsible

And, importantly, what each of these looks like in practice when your team is navigating uncertainty and change.

You can read it here ⬇️

https://www.next-element.com/resources/blog/three-leadership-principles-to-improve-change-management/

Three Leadership Principles To Improve Change Management - Next Element Trust is the foundation of effective change management. Here are three trust questions and how leaders can answer them every day.

We’re at the Association for Talent Development - ATD - St. Louis Chapter. conference today!

If you’re attending, come and find Nate and Julie Regier at the Next Element booth and say hello.

While you’re there, you can take the Compassionate Accountability® Assessment for FREE and get your personal report.

Discover which behaviors help you build connection and get results, which might be getting in the way, and where greater awareness could create new choices.

Come meet the team, explore your results, and discover what Compassionate Accountability could look like for you and your organization.

👋 Nate and Julie are ready to welcome you!

Ready to join the Soul Train with us tomorrow? 🚂

From our team, Jamie Remsberg and Aaron Chappell Deckert, are heading to the Kansas State Council of SHRM, Inc. (KSSHRM) Annual Conference, and they’re bringing Compassionate Accountability® along for the ride!

Come and find them at our booth and get your FREE Compassionate Accountability Report.

Take the assessment with us while you’re there, or grab the link and complete it in your own time.

Discover which behaviors help you build connection and get results, which might be getting in the way, and where greater awareness could create new choices.

🎶 All aboard the HR Soul Train.

We’ll see you there!

Organizations measure almost everything.

Data helps us understand what is happening, identify problems, make better decisions, and improve performance.

From revenue, productivity, customer satisfaction to quality, engagement and absenteeism.

Yet when it comes to one of the biggest influences on organizational performance, human behavior, we still make a surprising number of assumptions.

Our latest blog explores how behavioral measurement can help organizations move from assumption to insight, target development more effectively, and support both healthy relationships and strong results.

Ready to read? ⬇️

Why Are We Still Guessing About Human Behavior? - Next Element Organizations measure almost everything. Yet when it comes to one of the biggest influences on organizational performance, human behavior, we still make a surprising number of assumptions.

Don't forget our next webinar takes place next week! ⬇️

Register to secure your seat using the link in the post below.

We're looking forward to seeing you there!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽?

In our recent 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 study, we found that most leaders believe they handle tension well.

Their teams disagree.

🔵 Employees led by a poorly-skilled manager spend up to 𝟴𝟬% more of their day mired in conflict (over $𝟭𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 on a ten-person team)!

Most organizations respond by trying to minimize conflict and the data says that's backwards.

Conflict doesn't damage trust. It reveals and shapes it.

Where managers have the capability, the friction turns into forward motion instead of turnover.

Join Nathan Regier, Ph.D. and Aaron Chappell Deckert, MSOD on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗧, for our next Compassionate Accountability® webinar:

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

In 45 minutes, you'll learn:

🔵 Why trust is two distinct capabilities leaders routinely confuse, behavioral ("Can I count on you?") and emotional ("Am I safe with you?")

🟢 Why confidence in handling conflict so rarely matches competence.

🔵 How high-performing teams build trust and results at the same time without trading one for the other.

For more information about this event and to register your place, use the link below ⬇️

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/orTSzJp4SFuyx0Vn0nP6mg #/registration

We look forward to seeing you there.