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Anita Nowak - How Can We Leverage Empathy for Personal, Organisational & Social Change
Anita Nowak - How Can We Leverage Empathy for Personal, Organisational & Social Change
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48 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2022
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Podcast episode
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“If you are high performance you need empathy in your workplace!”Our guest today is Anita Nowak, an expert in empathy and author of the forthcoming book Purposeful Empathy: Tapping Our Hidden Superpower for Personal, Organisational, and Social Change.Anita is passionate about mentoring the next generation of changemakers and teaches leadership, ethics in management, and social entrepreneurship and innovation at McGill University.In this episode, we dive into empathy - a skill that post-pandemic has never been more critical for us at a personal level and as leaders in the workplace. Anita shares with us the latest research on why empathy is crucial in organisations, how it contributes to our own personal well-being and happiness and why it's so much more than just the "touchy-feely stuff."We hope you enjoy the conversation. You can pre-order a copy of Anita's forthcoming book via Amazon. Find out more about the work of Leaders Plus, including details of our award-winning Fellowship Programmes and our latest events by signing up to receive our emails at leadersplus.org.uk/newsletter.Applications close 23rd March - take a bold step for your career and family today.The Leaders Plus Fellowship (cross-sector) is an award-winning Programme open to parents from all sectors who are progressing careers in leadership and management. Our Fellowship supports you to pursue ambitious roles whilst balancing home life, equipping you with the essential tools to thrive at work whilst still enjoying time with your family. Fellows get: access to a courageous community of peers who are also juggling work and parenthood expert guidance from your own dedicated career Mentor world-class training from industry thought leaders on developing your career support to deal with the practical challenges of being a working parent that arise day-to-day The Fellowship is open to all parents internationally who have children 0-11. Our Programme is inclusive and welcoming of all family set ups. We encourage applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in leadership positions and offer online/ blended course options and hardship fund places to help facilitate this.
Released:
Dec 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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