Day 269 – Quality #19 – Empathetic

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎 💜

“A leader’s capacity for empathy is the single most important factor in determining the success of the team. It’s what gets people to trust another person, to believe in what they’re saying, and to commit to following them.”
-Deb Crowe

𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 #𝟏𝟗 – 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜

Empathetic – To appreciate the role empathy plays in leadership, we first need to have a clear understanding of what empathy means. Most times, we tend to confuse empathy with sympathy; that to be empathetic means agreeing or relating to the feelings another person has regarding a given situation or individual. However, what empathy really means is being able to understand the needs of others – Quality #11. It means that you are aware of their feelings – Quality #14 and how it impacts their perception – Quality #20. It does not mean you have to agree with how they see things; rather, being empathetic means that you are willing and able to appreciate what the other person is going through. A repeat visit for the leader to sit in the observer’s chair and hone your ability to intrinsically validate the other person. It is a great demonstration of Quality #16 – Commitment.

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜?

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜?

𝐈𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲?