{"product_id":"compassionate-leadership-9781647820749","title":"Compassionate Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeadership\nis hard. How can you balance compassion for your people with effectiveness in\ngetting the job done?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA global pandemic, economic\nvolatility, natural disasters, civil and political unrest. From New York to\nBarcelona to Hong Kong, it can feel as if the world as we know it is coming\napart. Through it all, our human spirit is being tested. Now more than ever,\nit's imperative for leaders to demonstrate compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in\nhard times like these, leaders need to make hard decisions—deliver\nnegative feedback, make difficult choices that disappoint people, and in some\ncases lay people off. How do you do the hard things that come with the\nresponsibility of leadership while remaining a good human being and bringing\nout the best in others? Most people think we have to make a binary choice\nbetween being a good human being and being a tough, effective leader. But this\nis a false dichotomy. Being human and doing what needs to be done are not\nmutually exclusive. In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisions\nis often the most compassionate thing to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs founder and\nCEO of Potential Project, Rasmus Hougaard and his longtime coauthor, Jacqueline\nCarter, show in this powerful, practical book, you must always balance caring for\nyour people with leadership wisdom and effectiveness. Using data from thousands\nof leaders, employees, and companies in nearly a hundred countries, the authors\nfind that when leaders bring the right balance of compassion and wisdom to the\njob, they foster much higher levels of employee engagement, performance,\nloyalty, and well-being in their people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith rich examples\nfrom Netflix, IKEA, Unilever, and many other global companies, as well as\npractical tools and advice for leaders and managers at any level,\n\u003ci\u003eCompassionate Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is your indispensable guide to\ndoing the hard work of leadership in a human way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rasmus Hougaard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283995734267,"sku":"9781647820749","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781647820749.jpg?v=1772485945","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/compassionate-leadership-9781647820749","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}