Organizational Compassion

Ace Volkmann Simpson is a researcher, consultatnt and trainer at the Center for Compassion Studies, New York. Previously he held the postion of Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour at Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, where he was also co-director of the Centre for Compassionate Leadership. His research focuses on positive organizational practices including humility, love, psychological safety, paradox transcendence and leadership, with a particular focus on cultivating compassion within workplace environments. Miguel Pina e Cunha is the Fundação Amélia de Mello Professor at Nova SBE, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal). He studies different dimensions of organizing and organizations, using the lens of paradox. Stewart Clegg is Professor at the University of Sydney in the School of Project Management and the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership. He is recognised for his work in sociology, politics and power relations, organisation studies and project management, to all of which he has contributed substantially over his career, having published in many of the leading journals. Arménio Rego is a Professor at Católica Porto Business School, Portugal, and member of the Business Research Unit (ISCTE-IUL, Portugal). Marco Berti is Associate Professor at Nova SBE, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal). He became a full time academic after a 20+ years international career as a management consultant. Marco’s main research focus are the study of organizational tensions, power dynamics and the creation of socially sustainable organizations.

1. Introduction to organizational compassion 2. Leading with compassion 3. Cultivating compassionate organizational cultures 4. Paradoxes of organizational compassion 5. Compassion and communication 6. Compassionate organizational designs 7. Preparedness for improvised compassion responding 8. Compassion as professional practice 9. Compassionate organizational change