Every workplace is a community. Let’s build one worth staying in.
Chelsea Stoll helps leaders build communities of CARE through compassionate leadership.
Over twenty years in HR taught her why it matters. Chelsea led HR through a union campaign at the top producing plant of a Fortune 250 food company. Pay was excellent. Benefits were excellent. People organized anyway, because they had stopped feeling seen. That is where she learned compassionate leadership, and it is why she now helps leaders build workplaces where people feel cared for and choose to stay.
“AI can tell you what is happening in a seat. Only proximity can put you in it.”
Chelsea Stoll
THE PROXIMITY GAP
The further a decision travels from the work, the more people it can hurt.
The higher you go, the less you can see. Close to the work, expertise is your best tool. The further you climb, the more curiosity has to replace it. AI is widening that distance faster than ever.
Front line
90 / 10
You know the job because you do the job. Your expertise is what people need from you.
The middle
50 / 50
You translate between the people doing the work and the people deciding about it.
The top
10 / 90
You decide for people you can’t see. Curiosity has to do the seeing, or people get decided for, not with.
The fix isn’t more updates. It’s a community of CARE, and it starts with curiosity.
THE CARE FRAMEWORK
What a community of CARE looks like.
Compassionate leadership isn’t soft. It’s how great companies keep their people. CARE gives leaders four practices they can start using on Monday morning.
Curiosity. Ask before you decide. The higher you go, the more curiosity has to do the seeing.
Affection. Another word for love, and it belongs at work. See the whole person, never employee #732.
Reciprocity. Pour in to be poured into. Leaders who serve first build teams that give back.
Enthusiasm. Where your purpose meets your organization’s purpose. When the two connect, people bring their best without being asked.
People stay where they feel cared for, and the companies that keep their people win.
“It's hard to leave one of Chelsea's sessions without feeling motivated, inspired, and ready to take action.”
KRISTIN E., WOMEN LEAD CHANGE
“Chelsea’s perspective on leadership is both refreshing and incredibly impactful.”
GABBY R., ADVANCE SERVICES
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
The Proximity Gap
Compassionate Leadership When Decisions Travel Far From the Work
The plant had great pay, great benefits, and the best numbers in the company. People organized anyway, because they stopped feeling seen. Decisions were being made for them, not with them. In this storytelling keynote, Chelsea shows how distance quietly wears away care, why AI is about to widen the gap, and how curiosity, the first principle of CARE, brings leaders back close to the work so their people stay. Available as a keynote or a half day workshop.
SKILL BASED KEYNOTES
Three ways to build a community of CARE.
Keynotes that give leaders a practical skill they can use on Monday morning. Each one is also available as a half day workshop.
Lead the Many
Curiosity
Every decision made “for everyone” helps some and costs others. Compassionate leaders see every seat before they decide.
The Multi-Perspective Practice
Lead a Team
Reciprocity
Turning Communication into Connection
When people ask for more communication, they are asking for connection. LOCAL is five steps that close the loop and turn updates into trust.
Lead Yourself
Enthusiasm and Affection
Communities are built by people who know what they bring. When AI can write your job description, what sets you apart is what you uniquely offer the people around you.
What You Bring to the Table
Hear it from the MYEP team.
“Chelsea listened to our MYEP team and built a workshop around our own experiences, making it easier to open up about the challenges we face at work.”
“She instantly made everybody feel comfortable to share and to open up.” Megan G., MYEP
“She is obviously very compassionate, and sometimes I think that can feel cheesy, but she didn’t make it feel that way at all.” Lindsey L., MYEP
“She used our examples in our field to illustrate the concepts in the training, and that was significantly beneficial for everybody who attended.” Chris C., MYEP
STILL AT THE TABLE
Chelsea brings over 20 years of HR leadership to the stage, and she’s still at the bargaining table.
Chelsea currently negotiates contracts for local governments in Iowa, so every talk is built on what she is seeing at the table this month.
Pro-employee, not anti-union. She comes to the table for collaboration, not opposition, starting from what is best for the employees rather than anyone’s ego.
CHELSEA HAS WORKED WITH
BEYOND THE STAGE
The story behind the work.
From the plant floor to the boardroom to the bargaining table, Chelsea’s career has been one long lesson in caring for the people you lead.
LET’S CHAT!
Ready to bring CARE to your event?
Tell Chelsea about your audience, your event, and what you want people to walk away feeling.
She promises she makes a heavy topic fun to talk about!
hello@chelseastoll.com