Creating a Caring, Compassionate Culture

When people feel more compassion in the workplace, it activates the parasympathetic nervous system. This helps them be more creative, more productive, and offers health benefits. “One way to use it is through interviews, but you could also make it part of your performance evaluations. You could also make it part of your promotion criteria,” says MJ Shaar, a wellness and motivational speaker and author of “Smarts and Stamina: The Busy Person’s Guide to Optimal Health and Performance.” Shaar says you can start by modeling the behavior for others. Anyone can make a difference.

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