In the past, the implicit "Employer-Employee contract implied that the worker had to do their job, and keep their family/personal lives completely separate from their work. Now with the blurred boundaries that workers have with work-life balance (WLB) challenges, they are looking for more compassionate organizations that not only accommodates their WLB challenges, but also actively assists them in life challenges such as: child adoption, caring for sick children, providing for elderly/infirm parents, grief counseling, drug/alcohol addiction, buying a home, etc. And that is where "compassion" enters the organizational equation: Compassion from the roots passio (suffering) and com (with) means to suffer with another. Compassion is an innate part of human response to suffering, which is comprised of a three-part experience of noticing another's pain, feeling with another, and responding in some way. Thus, the drive for compassion in organizations. Don't think there is a place for compassion in organizations? Well, there is an ENTIRE group of researchers who have come to the correct conclusion that compassion should lie at the heart of organizations. They are part of CompassionLab, whose self-expressed purpose is: "The CompassionLab is a group of organizational researchers who strive to create a new vision of organizations as sites for the development and expression of compassion. Our focus is on the expression of compassion in work and in the workplace, including emphasis on roles, routines, practices, relationships, teams, and structures that impact the experience of compassion in organizations. We are part of a broader community of scholars who are dedicated to developing a perspective on organizations as sites for human growth and the development of human strengths. Read on to discover the true power being unleashed in today's compassionate organization.
| Author: Ethan Chazin Mba|Ethan Chazin |
| Publisher: AuthorHouse |
| Publication Date: Nov 27, 2017 |
| Number of Pages: 242 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback/Business & Economics |
| ISBN-10: 154621707X |
| ISBN-13: 9781546217077 |
