The Human Moment: The Positive Power of Compassion in the Workplace

by Amy Bradley

We live in a world in crisis. Societies are becoming fractured, opinions polarized and people are increasingly isolated. In an attempt to seek out human connection, many people spend more time at work than they do with family members, yet few of us have someone at work who we trust enough to share our vulnerabilities. To be human is to suffer, yet our struggles can remain hidden from work.

This book argues that compassion is a core human value, which is too often overlooked in business. In these challenging and unprecedented times, workplaces have a crucial role to play in fostering kindness, care and understanding for one another as human beings. Based on a decade of research and packed with examples and case studies, this book argues that compassion is the hidden key to business performance in the 21st century.

Genres: Leadership

192 pages, Paperback

Published November 15, 2019

Reviews

[Dan Bourne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone should read this book!

Amy Bradley explains through examples and case studies why compassion is needed in the workplace and how we can all become more compassionate. I loved the 8 takeaway lessons, and the concept of ensuring we’re having human moments / connections with each other in the workplace. It’s easy to forget how important these are.

As a manager and Human Resource professional I’m pleased I read this book. It challenged me to think ‘am I a compassionate leader?’ and ‘how can I do more?’, which is only a good thing.

I plan to discuss this book with the leaders I work closely with and discuss how we can bring more compassionate leadership into the business.

[Fi Price · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting short book, if a little repetitive in its theories. Can’t help but think there are certain aspects of what Bradley discusses that she could have explored in more depth but I suppose the main purpose of this book is to encourage action on compassion. The case studies are interesting and do raise some points about communication and managing the relationships of others. Overall, this theory isn’t racket science, it’s basic humanity (although acknowledged it can often be missing). There is no deep discussion of cultural change to enable compassionate responses within an organisation. A limited and light read which is interesting but not particularly deep.

[Jasmine Taskiran · Rating 1 out of 5]

Shallow
Just interview a few people and write a book so easy