Ep 055: Listen Better to Foster Empathy

☀️ How much empathy does your work culture have? The Chinese use two characters to represent the word crisis. One denotes danger, the other, opportunity. Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive podcast, Rob Volpe, says most work cultures have an empathy crisis. This empathy crisis is dangerous because we miss connecting with our work and each other. Yet the empathy crisis is also an opportunity. Let's focus on the opportunity today and discover how you can bring more empathy into your work culture.

Key Takeaways:

🌞 Understand the Empathy Crisis including the factors that contribute to this decline, and recognize their impact.

🌞 Implement the 5 Steps that Foster Empathy from Rob’s book, Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time.

🌞 Explore the Benefits of an Empathetic Work Culture like collaboration, higher retention rates, and greater inclusion.

If you're interested in learning more about Rob Volpe and his work on empathy, you can find him on social media as the "Empathy Activist" or visit his website at Rob Volpe's Website. His book, "Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time," is also available for those who want to delve deeper into the topic. You can find more information about his books here. 📚

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