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Compassionate Leadership
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Compassionate Leadership

by Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, Marissa Afton, Moses Mohan
January 2022
Beginner
224 pages
4h 53m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
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10

The Only Way Out Is Through

Throughout this book, we have talked about how hard it is to do hard things. We have talked about the challenges of doing hard things in a human way. And now, we will finally reveal how to make doing hard things easy. Are you ready?

Don’t worry, it’s simple.

Practice.

Sorry if we disappointed you, but in the complex dynamics of navigating hard things, the only way out is through—and by through, we mean through doing. We become more skillful at doing hard things by stepping into a difficult situation and coming out on the other side with a little more wisdom and a little more compassion. Over time, it becomes easier. We promise. Every time you go into the territory of doing hard things, if you take time to reflect ...

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ISBN: 9781647820749