How to Be Successful and Still Compassionate [GreaterGood.Berkeley.edu]

Samantha Sangenito 4/3/174:00 AM

Be ruthless.

As a U.S. Army recruit, that’s how Christopher L. Kukk was taught to get ahead—and it’s a philosophy you’ll hear in boardrooms, on sports teams, and even in school. The theory is that there’s only so much success to go around, and you have to aggressively compete for it.

But according to Kukk’s new book, The Compassionate Achiever: How Helping Others Fuels Success, ruthlessness is overrated. Instead, he outlines a pathway to success and achievement paved with compassion, altruism, and kindness. By following his suggestions, we can learn to cultivate compassion and reap the benefits for our productivity, our mental health, and our organizations.

[For more of this story, written by Kira M. Newman, go to http://greatergood.berkeley.ed..._still_compassionate]

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