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2021: Creating the Lexicon of Future
E is for Empathy
The first step in engaging empathy for others is to start with yourself. We’ve been entrained to ‘play through the pain’ to achieve goals, which may work in the short term. However, if you’re committed to the long game, it’s important to take time to assess your own needs and develop empathy for yourself because you can’t give what you don’t have.
Empathy is Essential to Leadership
Essentially empathy is a neutral data gathering tool that enables you to understand the human environment within which you are operating in business and therefore make better predictions, craft better tactics, inspire loyalty and communicate clearly. ~ Empathy Is An Essential Leadership Skill — And There’s Nothing Soft About It
New research from Catalyst shows, “a clear path from senior leader and manager empathy to enhanced employee innovation and work engagement.” Empathetic leaders not only have more innovative, productive teams, but also are more likely to keep good employees. ~ The New Meaning Of CEO: Chief Empathy Officer — 4 Reasons Leaders Need Empathy Now
From the Science of Happiness blog…
Cognitive empathy: the ability to understand how a person is feeling and what they might be thinking; perspective…
