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Tim Leon: The Return on Empathy for Brands and Marketers
Empathetic marketing is having a moment. But really, this trend has been a long time coming. Buyers today are savvy, everything is available online, and they have no patience for brands that don’t understand them or their needs. My guest today, Tim Leon, coined the…
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Barbara Huelat: Empathy for Dementia Caregivers and Effective Interventions
According to the NIH, an estimated 6.7M Americans 65+ are living with Alzheimer’s dementia. This number could grow to 13.8 million by 2060 barring the development of medical breakthroughs. Today, you’ll learn why dementia is not a disease, but a symptom, and what caregivers go…
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July Hot Take: How Thoughtful Decisiveness Shows Your Team Empathy
Today we’re diving into Pillar Four of the 5 Pillars of Effective Empathetic Leadership featured in the new book coming September 10, The Empathy Dilemma – Decisiveness. Yes, factoring in various viewpoints is the way forward for empathetic leaders – and enables us to see…
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Esther Goldenberg: Imagining Deborah’s Untold Story with Empathy
What does it mean to tap into empathy and reimagine the life and experiences of someone only mentioned in a few sentences in history, whose story remains untold. My guest is Esther Goldenberg, educator and author of the Biblical fiction novel, The Scrolls of Deborah.…
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Dr. Nicole Price: From Engineer to Empathy Revolutionary
How do you get analytical, process-driven people like engineers, lawyers, and doctors to see the value of empathy and human connection? It’s not that they CAN’T embrace it. It’s just that they see the world and how to solve problems differently. My guest, Dr. Nicole…
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Amy Koford: Hypnosis for Self-Awareness and Overcoming Trauma
We talk a lot about the importance of self-awareness and self-care in helping you be a more empathetic and effective leader. In fact, those are two of my five pillars in my book, The Empathy Dilemma because they are vital to being a more effective…
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June Hot Take: How Clarity Makes You an Empathetic Leader
The book is coming! September 10 is the day that The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries hits shelves to help leaders dedicated to people-centered practices to get the best performance possible and balance the demands of the business with…
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Michael Bach: What Exclusion is Costing Your Company
The research is clear: investing in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging contributes to your bottom line. I hate to be so crass about a topic that should just be something we care about as humans connecting with other humans, but with all the recent backlash…
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Jessica Swank: How Box Navigates the New World of Work
Post-pandemic leadership can be challenging. With the current market and increased expectations workers, leaders, and mid-level managers are squeezed, balancing the needs of the business with the demands of their people. This is why I’m excited to talk to a Chief People Officer of a…
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Gautam Shah: Exercising with a Snow Leopard: Video Games to Engage Wildlife Conservation
Visiting snow leopards in their natural habitat or hanging with penguins in Antarctica is a life-changing way to engage with nature but it’s not within the grasp of most people. So how can we leverage technology to offer that exposure and foster empathy for wildlife…
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May Hot Take: Why is Self-Care Core to Empathetic Leadership?
Self-care is more than just manis, pedis, and massages. It is vital to helping leaders embrace empathy while also making tough business decisions, holding people accountable, and setting high-performance standards. It matters because depleted leaders are ineffective leaders. To access this episode transcript, please scroll…
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Diana Cutaia: How Psychological Safety Boosts Performance in Sports – and at Work
What do psychological safety, your team’s performance, and sports coaching have in common? Today, you’re going to find out how belonging helps you innovate and perform beyond even what you thought possible. Today, Diana Cutaia defines what we mean by “peace” and that it is…
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