Empathy: A Critical Leadership Skill For The 21st Century

April 21, 2015 by Dr. Denise O'Neil Green 3 Comments

In this video blog, I discuss the importance of having empathy as a critical leadership skill for the 21st Century while reviewing a chapter of Daniel H. Pink's "A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future". In the book, Daniel talks about how those of us who are more right-brain leaning have the creative capacity to really advance and move things forward. While the book in its entirety is a great read, I'd really like to promote a discussion on Chapter 7: Empathy in Part Two where he outlines The Six Senses that are needed to develop the whole new mind our new era demands.

In the meantime, I want to hear from you:

What role do you think empathy plays in advancing the role of equity, diversity, and inclusion in organizations?

I look forward to your responses below*, and I'd love your input.

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Dr. Denise O’Neil Green, President and Principal Consultant of Denise O'Neil Green Consulting, is an award-winning, visionary and internationally recognized expert in equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI), anti-racism, organizational change and transformational leadership with 30 years of experience. As a global thought leader, she has worked across various sectors, including postsecondary education, government, business, and healthcare, as a keynote speaker, innovative strategist, educator, and changemaker. In March 2022, she launched Denise O’Neil Green Consulting, using her professional and lived experiences to empower EDI leaders and organizations to go beyond the performative and be truly authentic in developing and implementing EDI strategies. She is also the Executive Editor of The Institutional Diversity Blog.

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Alice Schuda says

April 22, 2015 at 8:43 AM

Thank you! Empathy is an incredibly powerful and creative force that I find sadly undervalued in education and wider society. I appreciate your recommendation of A Whole New Mind. For another interesting look at similar topic, I suggest The Neuroscience of Compassion with Tania Singer at World Economic Forum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-hKS4rucTY

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- Dr. Denise O'Neil Green says
  
  April 25, 2015 at 1:49 PM
  
  Alice,
  
  Thank you so much for responding. I appreciate the feedback and sharing the "Neuroscience of Compassion" Ted Talk. It is very unfortunately that is it undervalued but let's do our best to at least keep it on the radar!
  
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