Dignity Health CEO Lloyd Dean says there is a bottom-line pragmatism in emphasizing compassion, pointing to empirical studies linking emotional and physical well being.
“Where there’s kindness and compassion,” he says, “the probability and quickness of healing rises exponentially.”
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the principle of compassion should guide
businesses far beyond healthcare, and that
a focus on compassion need not come
at the expense of all other factors.
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