Is compassion a strategic or soft leadership style?

Is compassion a strategic or soft leadership style? 
HRZone; by Victoria Brookbank; 10/28/24 
Compassionate leadership is an emerging management style that offers strategic benefits to numerous businesses. But is it truly worthwhile? ... More recent approaches to leadership – placing compassion at the forefront of expected management skills – have also been making inroads in complementing workplace culture shifts. But they’ve not been universally accepted. Some have labelled new leadership approaches as “soft” or even a “woke”, seeing such changes as an inconvenience to getting on with the rigorous demands of driving business success. But more and more studies are proving that both are possible. Compassionate leadership is turning out not to be just a feel-good, optional practice. It’s becoming a strategic imperative – significantly enhancing organisational performance, psychological safety, employee engagement and wellbeing, as well as overall business outcomes. [Click on the title's link to continue reading.]