In-House Compassion

Like everything, it's an "inside-out" job. Most of us get that at our individual level and we are entering an age where corporations are "getting it" as well. Here's an example from Cigna and make sure to watch the video. What can you do TODAY to provide such a service, in your own way, in your environment - work or otherwise? "With headlines about massive layoffs in the news, there also comes a less glaring woe: survivor guilt, the despair employees feel when their coworkers lose their jobs. The "Why them, not me?" and "How can I enjoy my job when my friends got axed?" pangs of guilt can make employees anxious and less productive, with lower morale. Increased workloads brought about because of the downsizing only make matters worse. Instead of expecting their workers to soldier on despite unsettled feelings, more employers are offering to help them resolve their negative feelings. At Cigna (CI), counseling of this kind has been available for more than two decades via its pioneering Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides counseling for survivor-guilt sufferers as well as for a wide range of personal and work-related woes. The Philadelphia-based health-care giant also offers its EAP services to some of its client companies as part of its health-benefit plans."