Empathy is the heart of sustaining happy, healthy and productive relationships an ability that is vital to personal success in life at all levels.
Empathy is not a mystery and can be deconstructed and learned in a fun, organic and step-by-step process. Each person has a natural desire to achieve empathic connection with others, in which there is the opportunity to realize the achievement of one’s fullest human potential.
A society that values and practices empathy will be a more harmonious and productive society.
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Why do so many conversations leave us feeling unheard and disconnected? In Deep Listening, acclaimed BBC journalist, accredited executive coach, and mediator Emily Kasriel argues that it’s because we've forgotten how to truly listen.
Distracted by our own agenda, we so often hear without understanding, impatiently waiting for our turn to speak. In this exploration of transformational listening, Kasriel shows how shifting from surface-level exchanges to Deep Listening can enrich our relationships as friends, parents, and partners, enhance our effectiveness as leaders, and strengthen the fabric of our communities. At a time when divisions within communities, organizations, and families are often a source of profound pain, this book offers inspiration and practical guidance on how we can better listen to each other, even when we fiercely disagree.
Deep, high-quality listening that offers a nonjudgmental approach, understanding, and careful attention when speakers share disparate views can have the power to bridge divides and change speakers' attitudes. However, can people be trained to provide such listening while disagreeing with what they hear, and if so, are the effects of the listening training sufficient for creating perceptible change during disagreements?
This study, conducted with delegates (N = 320) representing 86 countries experimentally tested a “deep” (otherwise termed “high quality“) listening training against a randomly assigned subgroup of attendees who served as a “waitlist” control. During a conversation with another participant on a subject about which they strongly disagreed, participants who had completed a 6-h training over 3 weeks in high-quality listening demonstrated improvements in their observed listening behaviors, reported higher levels of interactional intimacy with conversation partners, appeared to increase their self-insight and subsequently, showed evidence of attitude change.
Among the first studies to test semi-causal outcomes of high-quality listening training between attendees with diverse and contrary attitudes in a real-world, cross-national setting; we discuss the potential and limitations for listening training to support positive relations and an open mind in the context of discourse, disagreement and polarization.
This one-day workshop is designed for healthcare practitioners, clinical educators, educational supervisors and training leads.
An increasing amount of evidence shows that empathy improves patient outcomes (including patient satisfaction) and practitioner well-being. With a keynote on the latest evidence around empathic healthcare, group work, and patient stories, this workshop will cover the theory and practice of empathy in healthcare and facilitate the development of evidence-based ‘empathy habits’ to enhance empathy in clinical practice and organisations.
This workshop will be facilitated by Dr Andy Ward, Director of Education and Training for the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare.
by KirkLC Musk is parroting ideas advanced by Gad Saad, a Lebanese-Canadian professor and author of “The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense (2020).” Saad has a Ph.D. in marketing, although he held the chair of Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption at Concordia University for a decade until 2018.
His background in this discipline is not at all clear. It is hard to take Saad’s extreme ideological, un-academic views seriously, though Musk does. Both men argue that empathy is an infectious idea that undermines rational thought. Saad frequently uses immigration as a focal point, claiming that the left’s progressive stance on open borders exploits empathy, yet the majority of Americans do not support such policies.
This is an oversimplified strawman argument that ignores the broader complexities of immigration policy. Ironically, both Saad and Musk are immigrants themselves, with Musk having illegally overstayed his student visa when he dropped out of college to start a business.
In the vast spectrum of leadership styles, one particular approach stands out for its emphasis on understanding and acknowledging diverse viewpoints. This style is characterized by its adaptability and flexibility. Leaders who embrace this approach actively engage in listening to gain insight and inspire others to follow suit. At the heart of this servant leadership style lies empathy. It’s an art form to convey to your team that you value them as individuals, all while maintaining a keen focus on the organization’s success.
Research suggests that empathy is a skill that can be honed and is beneficial to all. The practice of empathy entails understanding its cultivation, its influence on your team, and how to express it without seeming insincere or weak. Displaying and practicing empathy is a testament to your respect for your team, a defining trait of dedicated leaders.
Born in South Africa, Musk has proved himself one of the great tech entrepreneurs in history, with remarkable achievements in rockets, electric vehicles, brain implants and satellite internet. Yet Musk has warned that “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy,” and by demolishing the United States Agency for International Development he is now destroying the lives of many impoverished children on the continent where he grew up.
Valentino, an old friend of mine, is the opposite, for his traumas have left him exuding empathy. I admire Musk’s genius, but I wish it were leavened by Valentino’s selflessness.
In The Empathy Gap, corporate strategy and management consultant Daniel Murray delivers a unique and unconventional approach to contemporary leadership, emphasising the power of empathy. Empathy is not just a secondary soft skill, but rather a powerful tool for driving performance, fostering innovation and leading in today’s complex, diverse and fast-paced world. Exhibiting empathy is not a magical skill that some people have and others don’t. It is a capability that we can all build and nurture.
As employers push RTO, “it could be the case that it is not home working that has reduced performance, but manager’s poor leadership skills instead,” researchers said.
Managers who lead with empathy and show concern for workers’ well-being are more likely to increase their team’s performance and productivity than others, according to March 5 research from researchers at Durham University and Athens University.
Leaders with a vision who can share their long-term goals also appear to be more likely to boost employee effectiveness, the researchers found.
A collapse of empathy would be an existential threat to the world. Hannah Arendt, reflecting on her witness to, and escape from, the rise of fascism in the 1930s, concluded “the death of empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.” The stakes are too high for us to fail.
So how can we respond to the argument against empathy?
One way would be to stick only to ethics, arguing, simply, “it is our duty to sacrifice for others, and failing to do so is just wrong!” This has driven what has come to be known as the charity narrative.
Large language models have shown a surprising ability to provide supportive language to those in need. We talk to a Stanford professor of psychology about why. Plus, a WSJ contributor puts three AI chatbots to the test in her kitchen to help with meal planning. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter.
Empathy is a crucial skill that allows children to form meaningful relationships, navigate social situations and develop emotional intelligence.
While some children naturally exhibit empathetic behaviors from an early age, it is a skill that can and should be nurtured over time.
According to Nicole Campione-Barr, a professor at the University of Missouri and director of the Family & Relationships Research Network, “We can see the seeds of empathy in toddlerhood, but it becomes more intense during early adolescence when children begin to understand prosocial behavior and feel responsible for helping others.”
Empathy is the ability to imagine yourself in someone else’s circumstances. That seems to me to be what Jesus is saying when he says to love others as much as you do yourself and to treat them like you would like to be treated. His statements are, among other things, admonitions against prejudice and judgment without facts. He also says those premises are the very basis of his teachings and explain the meanings of the lessons in the Old Testament.
A lot of the same people cheering the deportations are the ones claiming that the United States is a Christian nation. If empathy is a core tenet of Christianity, and that sure sounds like what Jesus is saying, and the United States is a Christian nation, then those Christians applauding Trump for treating innocent people like hardened criminals should probably get themselves to the nearest church and ask forgiveness. They sure aren’t acting very Christian.
Objective From the perspective of empathy theory, this study focuses on the process of entrepreneurship education to explore the mechanism between teacher-student empathic relationship and psychological connection.
Background Entrepreneurship education aims to provide talent to support the innovative development of society. Previous studies have focused on the educational significance of the promoting entrepreneurial intention, and few have paid attention to the psychological differentiation caused by the incomprehension between teachers and students.
Large language models have shown a surprising ability to provide supportive language to those in need. We talk to a Stanford professor of psychology about why. Plus, a WSJ contributor puts three AI chatbots to the test in her kitchen to help with meal planning. Victoria Craig hosts.
Is empathy learned? Believe it or not, empathy is a superpower these days. Research suggests that people with empathy are fantastic family members, friends, and romantic partners.
So what is Empathy? Empathy is a skill that allows us to see things from the other person's perspective. It is the ability to put yourself in the other person's shoes and experience the world as they would experience it.
Most people are genetically gifted with empathy; however, some have to learn this skill. For instance, therapists are taught 'empathy' before they can attend to clients.
A call has gone out for professionals working in empathic healthcare to provide poster, abstract and workshop submissions for a ground-breaking international symposium.
The Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium: ‘Rehumanising Healthcare in a Divided World’ will attract healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, and advocates from around the world to Leicester in September.
Professionals have until Saturday, March 16, to submit abstract and poster submissions relating to the themes of Teaching, Research, Policy or Integrated themes spanning Teaching, Research and Policy.
Empathy has rightly received a lot of attention in recent years as a superior alternative to patronizing sympathy, but compassionate objectivity may be even better.
Empathy is an obscenity in Elon Musk’s vocabulary. The words care, share and fair are not in the MAGA lexicon.
The Tesla CEO exposed his contempt for compassion in an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan. The headline in the CNN digital story says it all, “Elon Musk wants to save Western civilization from empathy.” The hit 1960s song by Jackie DeShannon, “What the world Needs Now (is Love, Sweet Love),” is not in the rotation on Musk’s Spotify playlist but “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones probably gets lots of action.
Summary: AI-generated messages can make recipients feel more “heard” compared to responses from untrained humans. The research demonstrates AI’s superior ability to detect and respond to human emotions, potentially providing better emotional support.
However, the study also found that knowing a message is from AI can make recipients feel less heard, highlighting a bias against AI-generated empathy. As AI becomes more integrated into daily life, this research underscores the importance of understanding and leveraging AI to meet human psychological needs effectively
by Sarah McCammon How empathy came to be seen as a weakness in conservative circles
There's a growing movement, among some conservatives, pushing back against traditional notions of empathy. What's behind it, and what might it mean, especially for Christian conservatives?
People tend to think of empathy or caring about other people's feelings as a good thing, but in some conservative circles, there's a growing chorus of voices arguing that empathy could be bad.
ELON MUSK: The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.
MCCAMMON: That's billionaire Elon Musk, speaking recently on the podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience." They were discussing the idea that unchecked immigration into Western countries is threatening Western political and cultural values. Musk agrees and warns that societies are at risk of self-destructing.
Why Empathy Is A Preqreuisite For Moral Reasoning It shouldn’t be easy for leaders to make tough decisions that negatively impact other people. If we reach a point where we can fire someone without a second thought, cut costs in a way that can put customers in danger and so forth, then that means we have reached a point where we have little to no empathy—we’ve become corrupt.
Power, as I understand it, isn’t what corrupts leaders. Hubris and apathy, which stem from a lack of humility and empathy, do. Of course, as leaders, we have to accomplish certain goals, or our organizations will fail. But in the pursuit of those goals, it can become all too easy to start to see people as resources, which erodes our empathy and can make it atrophy entirely over time. That can have dire consequences.
Empathy has been a subject of enduring debate and exploration for many years. Empathy is defined as the ability to perceive the subjective world of the other person “as if we are” the person (Decety and Jackson, 2004; Gair, 2012; Rogers and Kinget, 2013) and could be activated by mental processes such as imagination (Decety et al., 2016). Empathy encompasses three interrelated systems crucial for caring for others: the cognitive aspect involving perspective-taking, the emotional facet characterized by empathic concern, and the motivational element associated with emotion regulation (Decety and Jackson, 2004).
According to the literature, empathy stands out as a potent catalyst for fostering prosocial behaviors—voluntary actions undertaken for the well-being of others (Penner et al., 2005). These behaviors encompass a wide spectrum, ranging from supporting friends and collaborating for the collective good to contributing to the health and public welfare (Guidi and Traversa, 2021; Grignoli et al., 2022; Penner et al., 2015).
Greg Gutfeld: Liberal women have misplaced empathy Fox News host Greg Gutfeld and the panel compare White college-educated women’s politics to men's on 'Gutfeld!'
The Power of Empathy in Relationships Empathy is often referred to as the cornerstone of meaningful human connections. This complex ability allows us to perceive and relate to the thoughts, emotions, and experiences of others, fostering deep understanding and cooperation. Empathy's influence spans various types of relationships, from romantic partnerships to professional interactions. This article explores how empathy builds and enhances relationships by delving into its definition, types, and practical strategies for development.
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