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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hougaard, Rasmus, author. | Carter, Jacqueline (Consultant), author.
Title: Compassionate leadership : how to do hard things in a human way / Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter.
Description: Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2021] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021034678 (print) | LCCN 2021034679 (ebook) | ISBN 9781647820732 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781647820749 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Leadership—Psychological aspects. | Compassion. | Wisdom. | Mindfulness (Psychology)
Classification: LCC HD57.7 .H6794 2021 (print) | LCC HD57.7 (ebook) | DDC 658.4/092—dc23
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ISBN: 978-1-64782-073-2
eISBN: 978-1-64782-074-9
The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Publications and Documents in Libraries and Archives Z39.48-1992.