The surprising link between compassion and success

To many people, the idea of compassionate leadership is too touchy-feely at best and bad management at worst. But new research suggests that rather than making them look soft, acts of kindness and altruism increase leaders’ standing in a group. In some contexts, that can translate into a serious competitive advantage. Consider this choice: Given two individuals with equivalent talent and skills, who do you look up to and prefer to work with, promote, or…
The surprising link between compassion and success

To many people, the idea of compassionate leadership is too touchy-feely at best and bad management at worst. But new research suggests that rather than making them look soft, acts of kindness and altruism increase leaders’ standing in a group. In some contexts, that can translate into a serious competitive advantage. Consider this choice: Given two individuals with equivalent talent and skills, who do you look up to and prefer to work with, promote, or…