Compassion@Work: Creating Workplaces That Engage the Human Spirit

Increasingly, human resource and business leaders are understanding the importance of embracing the human spirit of their employees, and encouraging employees to bring their entire selves to work. This volume explores what it means to offer a compassionate workplace, sharing messages about wellbeing, work/life balance, diversity and inclusion, personal and professional development, and spirituality in work.

What constitutes compassion in the workplace, and why does it matter?

The stories in this book answer those questions, and more.

Absolutely every decision, every business strategy, every word spoken between colleagues, and every policy enacted can and should be derived from a place of compassion. Because organizational success is, at its core, about human beings working together to serve human purposes.

Open this book to examine the many nuances of compassion as:

• A business strategy

• A workplace growth driver

• The cornerstone of workplace communication

• A tool for serving your business by first serving others

• The key to achieving effective dialogue, meaningful diversity, outstanding customer service, and much more.

Compassion@Work is a remarkable collection of insights from 18 leading HR and OD experts, across multiple industries and professional roles. And it's a must-read for any leader looking to achieve more by putting humanity back into the workplace.