Why is Compassion so important?
Try to Google and you will have many answers, but here is what we found.
The qualities of compassion
“Qualities of compassion are patience and wisdom; kindness and perseverance; warmth and resolve. It is often, though not inevitably, the key component in what manifests in the social context as altruism.”
According to His Holiness Dalai Lama who is very compassionate spiritual leader, we live together in a society, and have to take care of each other, for survival. Our small world has been getting bigger and the global environment makes as a One Global Humanity. “I am just a human being, one of 7 billion on this planet”
Compassion is not to be mixed with Empathy which is to put yourself into another shoes, understand their feelings and have concern for them, Sympathy is to feel their pain, feel sorry for someone.
The practical meaning
An Emotional Intelligence is a new discipline and is taught in Schools. There are various aspects according to Dr. Daniel Goleman, who wrote the first book on the topic, in the middle of last century.
Obs. Compassion is an important part of Empathy, or is it all?
Harvard Business Review has had much focus on “Emotional Intelligence” and there are many books about that, and a collection with this name emphasize these concepts:
Empathy, Authentic Leadership, Happiness, Influence and Persuasion, Resilience and Mindfulness., and compassion is a part of it all.
Four Reasons Why Compassion Is Better For Humanity Than Empathy
Rasmus Hougaard is a mindfulness and compassion researcher from Denmark. He has written several books on the topic and is working for leading companies worldwide.
According to Rasmus empathy is limited to one group of people for instance your family, but compassion is more broader concept. It is more than a feeling, it is also to take action.
“Compassion, on the other hand, is more constructive. It starts with empathy and then turns outward, with an intent to help. With compassion, leaders make the conscious choice to turn emotion into action. And in doing so, compassionate leaders are perceived as stronger and more competent, able to make decisions and get things done. And, compassion in an organization triggers other positive outcomes: improved collaboration, trust and team loyalty.”
So what is Compassion?
As the Yogrishi Baba Ramdev said, it is to “give your love to the world”, in its altruistic meaning.
Sustainability Conference in Iceland
A New Reset in the spirit of The World Economic Forum.
The long term view is necessary assumption to tackle the sustainability and there are so many things that need to change, for instance business reporting, the school system and our thought process. Spiral thought is very important for the long term view and to exploit all the resources, have realistic goals. Also the Integral Theory framework to touch all the necessary perspectives of human reality. We need a new worldview and a much broader one.
Google translate
From the “Festa” Center for Sustainability, February Newsletter, General Manager Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir
“The title of this year’s conference was a new beginning in the spirit of the World Economic Forum, B Team and the focus in the Nordic countries, Europe and around the world following COVID-19. The conversation discussed the importance of long-term strategy and measurable goals, change of attitude, innovation and capital as a key driving force towards more sustainable operations and communities. It was stated that short-term thinking, which is reflected, for example, in the view that quarterly results best describe the performance of managers and companies, needs to be reviewed and that performance measures should be based on scientific and measurable long-term sustainability goals. The link between sustainable operations, resilience, adaptability and continuous innovation in companies was also made clear at the conference. The importance of innovation and rationalization in public administration and public institutions was also emphasized. We discussed the values inherent in a rewarding conversation and collaboration between companies and it was emphasized that we give ourselves permission to understand what does not serve sustainable goals. In this context, the emphasis was on showing the courage to redesign or create new systems, products and services, in the New Beginnings.”
Yfirskrift ráðstefnunnar í ár var Nýtt upphaf í anda World Economic Forum, B Team og áherslna á Norðurlöndunum, í Evrópu og víðar um heim í kjölfar COVID-19. Í samtalinu var rætt um mikilvægi langtíma stefnumörkunar og mælanlegra markmiða, viðhorfsbreytingu, nýsköpun og á fjármagn sem lykil-hreyfiafl í átt að sjálfbærari rekstri og samfélögum. Fram kom að skammtímahugsun, sem birtist til dæmis í því viðhorfi að ársfjórðungsuppgjör lýsi best frammistöðu stjórnenda og fyrirtækja, þyrfti að endurskoða og að frekar ætti að byggja árangursmælingar á vísindalegum og mælanlegum sjálfbærni markmiðum til lengri tíma. Tengslin á milli sjálfbærs reksturs, seiglu, aðlögunarhæfni og stöðugrar nýsköpunar hjá fyrirtækjum komu einnig skýrt fram á ráðstefnunni. Mikilvægi nýsköpunar og hagræðingar í stjórnsýslu og hjá opinberum stofnunum var einnig undirstrikuð. Við ræddum verðmætin sem eru fólgin í gjöfulu samtali og samstarfi á milli fyrirtækja og yfirvalda og lögð var áhersla á að við gefum okkur leyfi til að skilja við það sem ekki þjónar sjálfbærum markmiðum. Í því samhengi var lögð áhersla á að sýna hugrekki til að endurhanna eða skapa ný kerfi, vörur og þjónustu, í Nýju upphafi.
Self-compassion?
Are people who care about themselves, better leaders and why?
Harvard Business Review Article
Self-compassion will make you a better leader
by Rich Fernandez and Steph Stern
https://hbr.org/2020/11/self-compassion-will-make-you-a-better-leader
And webinar
Featuring Rich Fernandez, CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), and Steph Stern, a director at SIYLI. Complimentary Webinar Thursday, February 18, 12 p.m. EST Leaders make hard decisions every day. And these decisions require vision, mental clarity, emotional balance, and fortitude. But during times of uncertainty and disruption, leaders can feel overwhelmed […]
https://hbr.org/webinar/2021/02/how-self-compassion-will-make-you-a-better-leader
Dr. Michael Beckwidth
What is happiness?
“Happiness is actually an art of living which is in us”
GBB
A Meeting with Majors
His Holiness Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking to a group of international mayors during their conversation on Kind and Compassionate Leadership from his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on January 27, 2021.
Kind and Compassionate Leadership | The 14th Dalai Lama
“A virtual conversation on ‘Kind and Compassionate Leadership’ by Sasha Havlicek. As CEO, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, she explained that the organization she leads has been working to oppose hate and misinformation.”
“With this in mind it launched the Strong Cities Network (SCN) to work to overcome polarization and extremism. It has delivered training to city officials, civil society leaders, company leaders and faith leaders in deradicalization and reintegration, particularly aiming to break down the concept of ‘othering’, the habit of seeing people in terms of ‘us’ and ‘them’.”
“Like other animals we have an array of sense consciousnesses, but what sets us apart is our intelligence. We can consider and plan for the future. Today, we are all part of a global economy and, because of technological developments, the world is becoming smaller. We have to consider the needs of the whole world and the whole of humanity because we are all the same in being human. And we have to live together.”
His Holiness Dalai Lama 27.1.2021
Trends
It is important to follow the trends, in art and business also society. This soft color for 2021 gives us a good feeling for the coming year.
To worldviews Four Arrows
SITTING BULL’S WORDS for a world in crisis
by Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) aka Donald Trent Jacobs
New Book from Four Arrows, he was at a conference in Iceland for to years ago, it was the Spirit of Humanity forum who organized it along with Lotushus in Gardabaer and Hofdi Peace Institute in Reykjavik. A very wise man, who is fighting for the indigenous people. He teaches us about to worldviews, viewing the opposites makes it more easy to understand and even better it helps us to take a standpoint.
His new book shows us a glimpse of the wisdom of the indigenous people as is written about the book:
Mindfulness defined
“In Asian languages, the word for ‘mind’ and the word for ‘heart’ are the same word… So when you hear the word ‘mindfulness’, if you’re not in some sense automatically hearing the word ‘heartfulness’ you’re misunderstanding it. And mindfulness in any event is not a concept; it’s a way of being.
And it’s a way of being awake. “
Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn – interview with Krista Tippett
McKenzie, Dr Stephen (2016-03-20T22:58:59). Heartfulness: Beyond Mindfulness, Finding Your Real Life . Exisle Publishing. Kindle Edition.
