A lot of folks believe that compassion and the business world don’t mix. For some reason, some people think that being a compassionate leader shows weakness. These individuals assume that if the manager or owner is kind, caring, and understanding that the employees will walk all over him or her. Work won’t get completed, deadlines will be missed, and everybody will just be doing their own thing. However, in many cases, these opinions don’t hold true, and a compassionate leader can prove to be just what the doctor ordered to take the organization to the next level. [Read more…]