Want to revolutionize your business? There is a simple answer that is difficult to implement.
While this is not a magic bullet, it has huge benefits for both employees and their
I don’t have a scientific survey to make this conclusion but after 30+ years working in large and small companies, I can say without reservation that people (employees) are the #1 problem for all businesses.
Solve the people problem and most of the other problems can be resolved.
A confident, happy workforce can make any business a massive success. A company that has the best products with a dispirited workforce will fail.
So what is this important factor? Compassion
I was reminded of compassion when I read an old article in the Huffington Post (The Science of Compassion) by James Doty that laid out the benefits of compassion,
According to Dr. Doty, compassion is:
“Compassion is the recognition of another’s suffering and a desire to alleviate that suffering. Often brushed off as a hippy dippy religious term irrelevant in modern society, rigorous empirical data supports the view of all major world religions: compassion is good.”
It is getting worse in the workplace. Compassion in corporations is evaporating. The push for rolling out new products in a hurry, beating the competition, and keeping costs down, compassion for people is rare.
Employees need an environment where there is compassion and an understanding of their personal and professional lives.
In a future post, I will discuss some of the ways compassion can be shown to team members both in an office and especially for those working remotely.