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Get Into Philanthropy In Your Workplace

Compassion, Workplace Culture / By My Holland

It’s Good To Give It’s funny. You read the papers in the morning or turn on your car radio on the way to the office and you’d think the whole world has gone mad. Just about everything you read or hear involves, if not sheer evil, it’s about the destruction of human lives and property or about the unpleasant, hurtful things people, communities and, even nations do to one another. Whatever Happened To Charity? Where Has Love For One’s Fellowmen And Christian Compassion Gone?, Or, Has Man Enacted Laws Against These? The good news is that these are all alive and well. It’s just that for the broadcast journalists and newspaper reporters, there’s not much fun reporting the story about the good Samaritan. Much like today’s Hollywood producers, they’d rather spook the average family with vampires and monster stories instead of the refreshing, clean-cut, romantic tales of the Pollyannas and the girls next door. People Still Care In reality, beyond the dreadful newspaper headlines, most people still care for one another. They still give and share … time, money, food or whatever they’ve got. The fact is, in the United Kingdom alone, the average Briton is known to donate at least ten pounds a month to charity or some good causes. Many others donate larger sums annually for doing good. In general, ninety-six percent (96%) of people give to charity as they feel it’s their duty to give back to society and help resolve the inequality using their own good fortune. So, if you’re thinking of giving and sharing, you’d be in good company. And, you don’t even have to go those God-forsaken, disease-infested places Mother Theresa use to go to (unless you’re angling to be another saint!) You can do it right in your community or in your workplace. Get Into Philanthropy In Your Workplace. Being a philanthropist sounds big and impressive. Don’t let it fool you. They’re not only for the Bill Gates’ and Oprah Winfrey’s of this world. Philanthropy is something anybody can get into. That includes you and me. Any giving or sharing of time or money to charity is regarded as philanthropy. Here Are Some Fundamental Things You Can Adopt To Back-Up Whatever Charitable Activities May Be Happening In Your Company. Get Into It And Make It Personal. Be A Do-Gooder: One of the benefits of advocating philanthropy in the workplace is that you can align your work activities to revolve around an area of passion. Make It Social: Rather than spending lots of money on team-building sessions, You and your team can simply choose a worthy cause and together, you can go out into the field and learn some real team-ship is. Take Some Time Out To Do Good: One of the most common reasons for not engaging in some philanthropic work is “I don’t have enough time.” If you happen to be one of the head honchos in the office, then you’d be in a position to free up some time for your guys to get involved in some “do-good” activity. It’s been proven .. taking the time to incorporate and recognize philanthropy in a company motivates employees in better productivity. To be sure, these are just some of the simple philanthropic things we can do at the office. There are more. You should do them. It’s good for you, your co-workers, your company and your soul!

Leading With Empathy, Compassion: An Authentic Model Where Work And Private Life Are In Tune With Real Values!

Compassion, Leadership, Positive Psychology, Productivity / By My Holland

In business schools and corporate boardrooms, we were taught, or perhaps the better word is brainwashed, to lead with our heads not with our hearts. We’re expected to be tough as nails, like a first class marine sergeant completely focused on bringing-in results. We’re supposed to be these no-nonsense, don’t-mess-around-with-me- types of leaders obsessed almost with making our businesses a big success. But, following the September 11 tragedy that shattered the world, a new behavioral management pattern seems to have emerged on the business horizon. Leaders of big, prestigious companies and organizations in the US and in the western world are beginning to advocate and embrace a more humane, more compassionate kind of leadership… leading with the heart. The Change is Happening You see this change happening when leaders of giant firms devote precious press and radio/TV advertising budgets to either express their sorrow or empathy to families of victims of some tragic natural calamity or to express pride in the United States for some glorious, victorious event that made the country shine. You see this happening through corporate giving campaigns and fund-raising events for some lofty, noble cause rather than sell a product or a brand extolling their benefits. In a day-to-day office setting, you see this happening when the GM drops by a low-rank employee’s work station to say thank you for a job well done. No doubt, we shall see these compassionate leaders multiplying in the months and years to come. The sensitivities that come to play in this compassionate leadership are inevitably transforming into favorable, positive results. Compassion Is In Everyone It is from some special spot, deep within us that compassion lives. It’s a gentle force that puts other people’s needs before our own, or a soft thrust to sympathise with their needs. Such sensitivity was evidenced in former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, when, during the September 11 tragic event, he took center stage to report and update the American people almost with every minute detail, news he was able to share, day after day. Governor George Pataki offered the support of New York State to help rebuild the city. Former President Bush shared hugs and handshakes with firemen and police officers with obvious empathy. Grown men wept openly on national TV. Who knows? Perhaps it’s what triggered this new wave of leadership with heart. Compassion is ever-present. Compassion is ever-natural. It’s not going to cost a penny to be a compassionate leader. It’s about being real and authentic with what matters to all of us. We can help in emotional intelligence assessments, where one of the elements we measure is empathy and self-awareness. Intrigued? Contact us for a chat.

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