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Compassion and Corporate America

Michael Perdew

Compassion, a Necessary Skill in Corporate America

Webster's Dictionary -
Compassion is an awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering.

Many people view compassion as a weakness and claim that it has no place in Corporate America; this way of thinking is prehistoric. Companies that do not understand the importance of compassion towards its employees will become history like the dinosaur.

According to a survey conducted in 1996 by Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management, executive's from fortune 1,000 company's say, "Compassion will be one of the most important characteristics business leaders will need for success a decade from now." The majority (58 percent) of the executives strongly agreed that corporations have a responsibility to address social issues such as work and family, diversity, equal rights and the environment.

Corporate America is beginning to show compassion towards......

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