Watch this episode to understand how empathy training boosts employee engagement and wellbeing.
Leanne Butterworth is Founder of Empathy First and host of “The Professional Empathy Podcast.” In this episode, she explains why empathic leadership is a business imperative. She also discusses the potential and limitations of virtual reality for empathy training.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 About Leanne Butterworth
02:09 How did Leanne’s post-partum depression lead her to empathy?
07:09 How virtual reality can be leveraged for empathy training
12:12 Why is empathy training mission-critical for leaders right now?
14:44 How Leanne responds to leaders who claim they are performance driven and have no time for empathy
18:05 How has Leanne’s empathy work changed her personal relationships?
21:16 The business case for adopting empathy in the workplace
25:00 Create an empathic culture in the virtual work environment
28:44 The importance for employees to feel heard, valuable, and visible
31:29 Leanne Butterworth’s Purposeful Empathy story
CONNECT WITH LEANNE BUTTERWORTH
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✩ Website https://www.empathyfirst.com.au/
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Video edited by David Tsvariani
