In order to excel at talent management, it has been found out that compassion is an extremely important trait that business leaders must possess. While purpose and compassion are two pillars easily accepted globally, compassion gets mixed reactions. The experiences are very different in Saudi Arabia to Pakistan which is different to Turkey, USA, Denmark or Belgium. It is often wrongly considered that compassion can result in reduced productivity levels among the workforce. However that is incorrect and compassion helps in effective corporate communications.