CASHING IN ON KINDNESS.

COMPASSION; JOB stress; WORK environment; LABOR turnover; SOCIAL interaction; LABOR productivity; JOB satisfaction; EDUCATION

The article discusses the alleged benefits of compassion in the workplace as of March 2014, with a focus on the research of compassion and workplace productivity and job satisfaction by the Dalai Llama's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) institute at Stanford University in Stanford, California. Topics include the cost of workplace stress, employee turnover, and social interaction among co-workers. Methods of teaching compassion are also discussed.