by Iyabo Onipede, Leanne Rubenstein on October 18, 2021
Categories: Current Issue| Leadership and Management
Topic Tags: Innovation
We have found that qualitatively, compassion is often perceived as weak, soft, and forgiveness-focused. But compassion is as much about discussion, truth telling, and the hard work of moving forward together. We discovered that many people have a cultural interpretation of what compassionate action looks and feels like. Compassionate action is not universally accepted as a single notion. In the Black Mecca of Atlanta, Compassionate Atlanta resonated with white progressive groups as well as international and interfaith communities. We had strong relationships with many individual African Americans, but we lacked a presence and an understanding of our work in the Black …
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