Author : Laura S Jack
Publisher : Kat Biggie Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 36,30 MB
Release : 2017-08-16
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780998777948
What if you knew that compassion was the antidote to healing our hurt, hate-filled world? With heartfelt, relatable stories, compassion coaching tips, and abundant loving action steps, The Compassion Code is an invaluable guide for how to shift our mindset, diminish hurtful viewpoints, and embrace the humanity in each of us.
Author : Rasmus Hougaard
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 29,72 MB
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 164782074X
Leadership is hard. How can you balance compassion for your people with effectiveness in getting the job done? A global pandemic, economic volatility, natural disasters, civil and political unrest. From New York to Barcelona to Hong Kong, it can feel as if the world as we know it is coming apart. Through it all, our human spirit is being tested. Now more than ever, it's imperative for leaders to demonstrate compassion. But in hard times like these, leaders need to make hard decisions—deliver negative feedback, make difficult choices that disappoint people, and in some cases lay people off. How do you do the hard things that come with the responsibility of leadership while remaining a good human being and bringing out the best in others? Most people think we have to make a binary choice between being a good human being and being a tough, effective leader. But this is a false dichotomy. Being human and doing what needs to be done are not mutually exclusive. In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisions is often the most compassionate thing to do. As founder and CEO of Potential Project, Rasmus Hougaard and his longtime coauthor, Jacqueline Carter, show in this powerful, practical book, you must always balance caring for your people with leadership wisdom and effectiveness. Using data from thousands of leaders, employees, and companies in nearly a hundred countries, the authors find that when leaders bring the right balance of compassion and wisdom to the job, they foster much higher levels of employee engagement, performance, loyalty, and well-being in their people. With rich examples from Netflix, IKEA, Unilever, and many other global companies, as well as practical tools and advice for leaders and managers at any level, Compassionate Leadership is your indispensable guide to doing the hard work of leadership in a human way.
Author : Michael E. McCullough
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 11,21 MB
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1541617525
"A fine achievement."--Peter Singer, author of The Life You Can Save and The Most Good You Can Do A sweeping psychological history of human goodness -- from the foundations of evolution to the modern political and social challenges humanity is now facing. How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In The Kindness of Strangers, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior. As McCullough argues, these choices weren't enabled by an evolved moral sense, but with moral invention -- driven not by evolution's dictates but by reason. Today's challenges -- climate change, mass migration, nationalism -- are some of humanity's greatest yet. In revealing how past crises shaped the foundations of human concern, The Kindness of Strangers offers clues for how we can adapt our moral thinking to survive these challenges as well.
Author : Christopher K. Germer
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 49,84 MB
Release : 2012-03-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1462503764
Bringing together leading scholars, scientists, and clinicians, this compelling volume explores how therapists can cultivate wisdom and compassion in themselves and their clients. Chapters describe how combining insights from ancient contemplative practices and modern research can enhance the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, substance abuse, suicidal behavior, couple conflict, and parenting stress. Seamlessly edited, the book features numerous practical exercises and rich clinical examples. It examines whether wisdom and compassion can be measured objectively, what they look like in the therapy relationship, their role in therapeutic change, and how to integrate them into treatment planning and goal setting. The book includes a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Author : Hal Donaldson
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,79 MB
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310355311
Your invitation to move beyond pity, helplessness, and outrage, and your playbook for making a difference right where you are. As the daily newsfeed full of suffering and injustice scrolls by, it's all too easy to question what one person can really do to enact the profound change the world needs. Like moviegoers, we often watch and witness with care, but assume the script has already been written. Disruptive Compassion dares to make a bold counter: you possess the power to provoke real and meaningful change. Why? Because God has empowered you to rewrite the story of tomorrow. Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus created a model for revolutionaries that has been followed ever since. These principles are just as powerful to guide our journey today. With raw and inspiring stories from the world's most desperate places and his own journey to find meaning, Convoy of Hope founder and CEO Hal Donaldson will take you on a tour along the frontlines of courage and compassion. Let this book be your crash course in what it means to become a revolutionary, as you learn how to: Evaluate the resources you already have Navigate real concerns and risks Check your motives And ultimately become equipped as an agitator with purpose With principles and insights gleaned from two decades of relief work, Hal reveals what he's learned from the journey and what we can take with us as we join the revolution.
Author : Max Kanat-Alexander
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 50,53 MB
Release : 2012-03-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1449334695
Good software design is simple and easy to understand. Unfortunately, the average computer program today is so complex that no one could possibly comprehend how all the code works. This concise guide helps you understand the fundamentals of good design through scientific laws—principles you can apply to any programming language or project from here to eternity. Whether you’re a junior programmer, senior software engineer, or non-technical manager, you’ll learn how to create a sound plan for your software project, and make better decisions about the pattern and structure of your system. Discover why good software design has become the missing science Understand the ultimate purpose of software and the goals of good design Determine the value of your design now and in the future Examine real-world examples that demonstrate how a system changes over time Create designs that allow for the most change in the environment with the least change in the software Make easier changes in the future by keeping your code simpler now Gain better knowledge of your software’s behavior with more accurate tests
Author : Marvin Olasky
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 1997-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780895264145
Offers dozens of success stories, and a summary of history's lessons, to show concrete ways for each of us to help our neighbors.
Author : Jesse an Nichols George
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 42,11 MB
Release : 2017-10-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781977643544
The Code Journey picks up where astrology books leave off. Jesse An Nichols George has created a Divinely inspired book that is beyond the standard influences of the day. With decades of working with clients and researching; she has culminated a masterpiece of work, that blends over 50 different spiritual tools, modalities, and belief systems. She has developed her own unique approach for pinpointing with great accuracy the influences of a day, or point in time. She has an uncanny ability for looking at the interaction of things. Her Coding Interpretation work, hones in on the true essence of what something is; and then she continues to incorporate her intuitive and insightful wisdom to bring it together. Jesse has found a way to not only share the influences of a day, month, or year; but she has added an insightful approach that shares life's lessons and how to approach each day through timeless wisdom. Her work stands in the foundations of Compassion; and she has blended that foundation by showing us how to integrate the influences of the day with compassionate choices that are easy for us to implement into our everyday life. This work, seems to literally take you on a journey through the year. It is not just a guide; but a tool for transformation and understanding. It is a key that unlocks the working of the Universe, allowing each person that reads to find their own insightful piece that they connect with.
Author : Richard Boyatzis
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 34,5 MB
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 163369657X
You're trying to help--but is it working? Helping others is a good thing. Often, as a leader, manager, doctor, teacher, or coach, it's central to your job. But even the most well-intentioned efforts to help others can be undermined by a simple truth: We almost always focus on trying to "fix" people, correcting problems or filling the gaps between where they are and where we think they should be. Unfortunately, this doesn't work well, if at all, to inspire sustained learning or positive change. There's a better way. In this powerful, practical book, emotional intelligence expert Richard Boyatzis and Weatherhead School of Management colleagues Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten present a clear and hopeful message. The way to help someone learn and change, they say, cannot be focused primarily on fixing problems, but instead must connect to that person's positive vision of themselves or an inspiring dream or goal they've long held. This is what great coaches do--they know that people draw energy from their visions and dreams, and that same energy sustains their efforts to change, even through difficult times. In contrast, problem-centered approaches trigger physiological responses that make a person defensive and less open to new ideas. The authors use rich and moving real-life stories, as well as decades of original research, to show how this distinctively positive mode of coaching—what they call "coaching with compassion"--opens people up to thinking creatively and helps them to learn and grow in meaningful and sustainable ways. Filled with probing questions and exercises that encourage self-reflection, Helping People Change will forever alter the way all of us think about and practice what we do when we try to help.
Author : Susan M. Pollak
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,1 MB
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 146253953X
"I yelled at the kids again--and feel so ashamed." "I barely have time to shower, let alone exercise; no wonder I’m so out of shape." "I'm just not the dad I hoped I would be." Parenting is hard. That's why self-compassion is so important. In this empathic resource, mindfulness expert and psychologist Susan M. Pollak helps you let go of constant self-judgment and treat yourself with the same kindness and caring you strive to offer your kids. Simple yet powerful guided meditation techniques (most under three minutes long) are easy to practice while doing the dishes, driving to work, or soothing a fussy baby. Learn to respond to your own imperfections like a supportive friend, not a harsh critic. You will find yourself happier and more energized--and will discover new reserves of patience and appreciation for your kids.
