So — why compassion, and not concern? Or sympathy? Or empathy? Aren’t they all basically the same thing?
— Wes Grooms
Everyone has experienced a difficult person — the one who you avoid because the price you pay for engaging that person is more than you are willing to expend.
– Tony Belak
Compassionate organizations are those that take responsibility to prevent and alleviate the suffering of all of its stakeholders. They have a strong and abiding emotional connection and investment in them.
— Ari Cowan
Central to success in an organization is successful communication. Compassionate communication relies heavily on understanding communication dynamics, listening skills, and intention.
— Tony Belak
One way to look at how compassion manifests organizationally is to punctuate compassionate action into five groups with common characteristics. These five "easy pieces" generally fall into faith-based, institutional, professional secular, individual, and aspirational threads.
— Ari Cowan