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Pairing and Expanding Your Strengths: Empathy -- Season 2

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May 16, 2016
Dive into the many facets of empathy in leadership and its transformative role in decision-making. Discover how empathy intertwines with strengths like responsibility and strategic thinking to enhance team dynamics. Learn about the delicate balance of emotional awareness and strategy, fostering personal growth and connection. Celebrate individual strengths through innovative recognition methods, and explore how adaptability further enriches empathetic exchanges. This conversation champions community connections and invites listeners to engage with their unique strengths.
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INSIGHT

Empathy: Feeling With, Not For

  • Empathy in CliftonStrengthsFinder is defined as feeling with others, not just caring about their feelings.
  • It's a sixth sense, like sensing the emotional temperature of a room.
ANECDOTE

Empathy vs. Individualization/Arranger

  • Micah Libran coached someone with low Empathy who excelled at "people stuff" due to Individualization and Arranger.
  • This shows similar outcomes can stem from different strengths.
ADVICE

From Absorbing to Expressing

  • Raw empathy is absorbing others' emotions, while mature empathy uses those emotions as a starting point for action.
  • Move from absorbing to expressing, from being driven by feelings to leading with them.
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