Why a Culture of Compassion Matters

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December 2, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it. - Daniel Goleman - Why a Culture of Compassion Matters "What is companionate love?" To Sigal Barsade, a Wharton School management professor, it is when workers "who are together day in and day out, ask and care about each other's work and even non-work issues...They are careful of each other's feelings. They show compassion when things don't go well." Not surprisingly, Barsade and a colleague found that this important aspect of one's workplace ultimately helped employee morale, teamwork and customer satisfaction. Adds Barsade, "Management can do something about this. They should be thinking about the emotional culture." { read more } Be The Change This week do one thing to be more caring and compassionate to those around you in your workplace. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The College Course That's Changing Lives The Science of Love A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Power of Place: Photos From Around the World Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Resilience: The Opposite of Depression Ladder to the Pleiades DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,198 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More