Most of What You Do as a Leader Is About Managing Your Own Discomfort
The leadership behaviors that feel like care are often something else entirely. Here is the neuroscience of what is happening underneath.
Douglas E Noll, JD, MA
Empathy Paradox is about leadership empathy. The paradox is that empathy is critical to leadership success, yet 72% of leaders say empathy makes them look weak. I unpack this paradox, obliterating a lot of myths along the way.
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