Compassionate leadership must be at the heart of local, regional, and national health care efforts to nurture cultures that provide high-quality, continually improving, and compassionate care for patients and staff. Leaders must have the courage to shift from traditional hierarchical leadership approaches to compassionate leadership.
Follow these steps to feel more compassionate toward others and toward yourself.
Many discussions about burnout inevitably turn to ideas like mindfulness and self-compassion: skills that can be taught to workers to improve their mental health and—particularly in health care—enhance patient care. But that puts the burden on the employee. What about the responsibility of the organization? While we ask people to be compassionate with themselves, we must also encourage ...
But this compassionate instinct isn’t limited to par-ents’ brains.In a different set of studies,Joshua Greene and Jonathan Cohen of Princeton University found that when subjects contemplated harm being done to others, a similar network of regions in their brains lit up.
Think humans are born selfish? Think again. Dacher Keltner reveals the compassionate side to human nature.
You might love your partner truly, madly, deeply. But do you love compassionately? To find out—and get tips for becoming a more compassionate partner—take this quiz, which is adapted from a scale developed by researchers Susan Sprecher and Beverley Fehr. Please answer the below questions as ...
Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Compassionate dialogue isn’t just about talking and listening—it's a meaningful way to bridge divides, cultivate belonging, and reimagine education as a space for connection. Summary: In this episode of The Science of Happiness, we explore the ...