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Mar 24, 2006

"Many people are afraid to forgive because they feel they must remember the wrong or they will not learn from it. The opposite is true. Through forgiveness, the wrong is released from its emotional stranglehold on us so that we can learn from it." --David & Bruce McArthur

Corporate Forgiveness

Can a corporation be more successful after downsizing if it asks for forgiveness from its employees? The echoes of a sudden spate of lay-offs reverberate far beyond the people who are asked to clear their desks, according to Dr. Kim Cameron of Case Western Reserve University. "My intent is to see if forgiveness can help the corporation and the individual survive the downsize," says Cameron, whose past studies have found a statistically measurable difference between organizations that have tried forgiveness and those that haven't.