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Grounded in empathy, trust, and a genuine belief in empowering others, Cat\u2019s leadership style is a reflection of the environments that shaped her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this conversation, we explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How that journey unfolded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What compassionate leadership really looks like in practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>And why creating space for people to learn, speak up, and be themselves is at the core of building both strong teams and successful businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Women Rock: In Conversation with Catrina Baker-Bassett\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1172893472?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/imogen-skye-6363a61a9\/\">Imogen Meston<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":12181,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"womenrock-category":[46],"womenrock-tag":[118,108],"class_list":{"0":"post-12052","1":"womenrock","2":"type-womenrock","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"womenrock-category-women-rock","7":"womenrock-tag-diversity-leadership-career-growth","8":"womenrock-tag-womens-career-journey-changes"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Leading with Compassion and Empathy - DabApp&#039;s Catrina Baker-Bassett - SR2 Recruitment Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sr2rec.com\/en\/womenrock\/catrina-baker-bassett\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leading with Compassion and Empathy - DabApp&#039;s Catrina Baker-Bassett - SR2 Recruitment Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There\u2019s something refreshing about a career story that doesn\u2019t follow a straight line. 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