The Empathy Edge

Dr. Rebecca Eldredge, a licensed psychologist dedicated to empowering socially conscious leaders, shares invaluable insights on managing burnout and compassion fatigue. She discusses the balance of empathetic leadership with high performance during challenging times. Eldredge highlights the financial consequences of neglecting mental health and the necessity of psychological safety for fostering emotional expression at work. She emphasizes that self-care for leaders is crucial and explores how personal backgrounds shape emotional dynamics in the workplace.

You may not know this, but you possess a superpower.  One that helps you connect and engage with almost anyone and become a stronger leader, create a thriving culture and build business value. And the great news is, this superpower is innate to us as humans. But sometimes, for some of us, well, the power atrophies - but it can intentionally be strengthened if you know how.It's called empathy.  Today Maria shares how she discovered this superpower not only to make our world better, but how it drives organizational success - and why we are called to embrace empathetic leadership right NOW in order to move forward and solve our world's complex problems together. To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:Binary thinking in leadership is hindering our success  - it is BOTH/AND with empathy and ambition.Empathy has been named the most crucial leadership success skill for the 21st century to solve our complex problems together. And those who don't get it, will be left behindEmpathy is not just a soft skill, it is the key to greater impact (both in the world and to your bottom line) and requires great strength to practice. We have to be able to collaborate, to understand, to hear diverse opinions and points of view - without fear or anger. We have to let everyone have a seat at the table because we cannot solve these problems with our old ways of thinkingWe all need to work on our empathy muscles - where better than at work, where we spend the bulk of our time? "We cannot park our humanity at the office door. We are complex, emotional beings – and when we’re seen, heard, and valued for who we are, we thrive. And so do our organizations." —  Maria Ross Episode References: Check out my course!  Brand Story Breakthrough Thought LeaderJoin the tribe, download your free guide! Discover what empathy can do for you: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaX: @redsliceFacebook: Red SliceThreads: @redslicemariaWe would love to get your thoughts on the show! Please click https://bit.ly/edge-feedback to take this 5-minute survey, thanks!

Carol Vallone Mitchell, Ph.D., a thought leader on male leadership paradigms, dives into the evolving landscape of leadership in today’s market. She candidly discusses the unspoken crisis single-handedly affecting male leaders who struggle with empathy and vulnerability. Traditional notions of masculine leadership are challenged, revealing that authenticity and emotional connection are vital for success. Mitchell also emphasizes that effective leadership transcends gender, encouraging all leaders to embrace empathy for more collaborative and inclusive workplaces.

1- Old School leadership thinking claims that work is work and personal is personal and never the two shall meet. However, how many of your friends resulted from work relationships? How much more joyful is the work when you know friends have your back? How much more engaged are you? After all, you often see coworkers more often in a given week than your partner or children!My guest today is author and keynote speaker Shasta Nelson. We discuss the myths around work friendships, and how encouraging friendships at work and making intentional connections leads to not only higher performance, engagement, retention, and loyalty - but less absenteeism and better health for you and your employees. We discuss the epidemic of loneliness, how to balance personal relationships with tough business situations, and why it's in an organization’s best interest to foster work friendships. Shasta shares what we learn as school age kids and how it applies to work and what healthy friendships at work look like.  To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:Work is to adults what school was to children. We never tell children to not make friends, yet many adults believe they should not make friends in the same type of environment. Being friendly with someone is different from being close friends with someone. There should be enough safety that everyone is, at minimum, friendly with each other.Proactively have conversations with your friends at work about challenges that may come up, whether because of conflict, discipline, or something else. It will strengthen your relationship as you open with one another. Consistency, positivity, and vulnerability are important for any healthy relationship. "The goal isn't to pull back and only stay comfortable. The goal is to say social health is on the other side of a little bit of relational sweat." —  Shasta NelsonAbout Shasta Nelson, Friendship Expert, Keynote Speaker, Author, The Business of FriendshipShasta Nelson is a leading expert on Friendship who speaks across the country and facilitates events for connection. She’s been quoted in magazines and newspapers, online and print, including New York Times, The Washington Post, and Readers Digest, and has been interviewed live on over dozens of TV shows, including the TODAY Show and Steve Harvey Show. Plus, if you haven’t yet seen her popular TEDx talk then you’ll want to watch that later!Her previous books include Friendships Don’t Just Happen! which is a guide for making new friends as an adult, and Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness which teaches us how to make our relationships more meaningful. But it’s her newest book that we talk about today as she takes her expertise about friendship into the workplace in The Business of Friendship: Making the Most of Our Relationships Where We Spend Most of Our Time.Connect with Shasta Nelson:  Website and Books: shastanelson.comInstagram: instagram.com/shastamnelsonLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shastanelsonFacebook: facebook.com/shasta.m.nelsonX: twitter.com/shastamnelsonJoin the tribe, download your free guide! Discover what empathy can do for you: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaX: @redsliceFacebook: Red SliceThreads: @redslicemariaWe would love to get your thoughts on the show! Please click https://bit.ly/edge-feedback to take this 5-minute survey, thanks!

There is a lot of talk about how creativity and collaboration "should" be done these days. Some say processes are stifling. Others say you have to all be in the same office to collaborate effectively. Today's conversation will offer you a different take on how collaboration can actually lead to the most creative solutions on the planet.Today, I speak with Laetro co-founder and firmer Disney creative, Dave Zaboski! We talk about what Disney taught him about effective collaboration, including the idea of "plussing" to ensure the best outcome. He candidly shares how process and structure don't stifle creativity but ensure it's repeatable, and actually helps creatives get good work out into the world. We talk about the unique position we are in as humans to tell stories, the role mission plays in mobilizing a team, and how empathy is required by artists. Dave also gives his take on AI and creative technology and where the dangers and opportunities lie.To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:Solutions can and should be beautiful. Beauty is created when you add to others, not when you are negative to them. Empathy in creativity allows bridges to be built and connections to be made between different experiences of different people. Storytelling is a power - stories create our reality. What would happen if we stop telling the apocalypse stories, and start to use the technology in the stories to enable society to flourish. There is process and structure, even in creativity. It is not a bad thing, it is a way to get replicable results no matter what industry you are in. Rules are necessary for creativity to flourish.  "Creativity, innovation, the advancement of ideas and collaboration happen on both sides of the brain. In order to be able to create powerfully, it's got to be the head, heart and hands." —  Dave Zaboski About Dave Zaboski, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Laetro.comDave Zaboski is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Laetro.com, a tech-enabled community of the world’s finest creatives serving enterprise customers with best in class design services. He is a classically trained painter and was an animator at Disney, Sony and Warner Bros. during the Second Golden Age of Animation. He worked on “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Pocahontas,” “Aladdin,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Hercules,” “Fantasia 2000,” and others. He has illustrated several acclaimed children’s books, including titles for Dr. Ken Dychtwald, Dr. Deepak Chopra, finance guru Ric Edelman and actor Paul Michael Glaser.Dave has created concept art for film and television, shown his fine art at galleries internationally, been the expedition artist in search of a lost temple in the Andes and painted for the Dalai Lama. Along with teaching workshops at retreat centers like Esalen Institute, Summit and Rancho La Puerta, Dave also contributed as a faculty member at Singularity University and NextMed Health Conferences. Dave teaches creativity, leadership, innovation and collaboration to entrepreneurs, makers and organizations around the world. He lives with his wife, Robin, and a small menagerie on a ranchette in Southern California.Connect with Dave Zaboski:  Laetro.com: Laetro.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davezaboski/ Instagram: instagram.com/davezart Join the tribe, download your free guide! Discover what empathy can do for you: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaX: @redsliceFacebook: Red SliceThreads: @redslicemariaWe would love to get your thoughts on the show! Please click https://bit.ly/edge-feedback to take this 5-minute survey, thanks!

People often confuse empathy and kindness so I spend many a keynote or leadership training session debunking the myths of empathy. My guest today, Marly Q Casanova, or Marly Q as she is known,  is “Miami’s Top Kindness Influencer” whose talks and events have inspired thousands of people of all ages to be more kind to themselves, each other, and the world since 2010.  Today we talk about the difference between kindness and empathy, how empathy is a superpower, and why the currency of kindness actually helps drive action and influence. Marly shares tips on setting boundaries and avoiding burnout when being an empathetic and kind leader.  To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:If you can be a kind leader, you are able to use empathy as your secret weapon to connect and make a difference with your team, your customers, and those in your community. You must take care of yourself and check in with yourself to ensure you don’t burn out as you perform acts of random kindness to those around you. You need to be aware of what your priorities are and where you are putting your focus. If you are aware of what is most important, it allows you to put your time there and unapologetically support yourself.  "If you feel frustrated that you are too busy to focus on what actually matters to you. I'm here to kindly tell you, you are really busy being unaware and stressing yourself out!" —  Marly Q Casanova Episode Reference:Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done by Laura VanderkamFrom our Sponsor:GET YOUR FREE GUIDE! Teri Schmidt, Director of Stronger to Serve Coaching & Teambuilding, (Listen here to Ep 165) shares how you can craft effective team building experiences that foster connection, lock in valuable professional skills & benefit your community.  Introducing Learn By Doing (Good) – the ultimate team building events that seamlessly blend professional development with community service - and offer real ROI for all that time away from your "real work!". Download your free guide: Team Connection: 10 Activities to Connect in 10 Minutes or Less & learn more about these innovative experiences for your in-person, remote, or hybrid team at becomestrongertoserve.com/empathyedgeAbout Marly Q Casanova: Kindness InfluencerMarly Q Casanova is “Miami’s Top Kindness Influencer” whose talks and events have inspired thousands of people of all ages to be more kind to themselves, each other, and the world since 2010. This Tedx speaker is a successful social entrepreneur and first-generation Hispanic American living her best life in sunny South Florida as a happy mom and wife to 6x EMMY award-winning musician and co-founder of PARK Project Inc; a nonprofit movement to inspire people to "PARK" (Perform Acts of Random Kindness) worldwide. As an inspirational speaker, leadership trainer, community-builder and host of Time to be Kind with Marly Q podcast, she’s on a quest to enrich lives with the currency of kindness, connection and community!Connect with Marly Q Casanova:  MARLY Q LLC: marlyq.com Time to Be Kind Podcast: marlyq.com/podcast/ YouTube: youtube.com/@marlyQLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marlyq/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarlyq Instagram: www.instagram.com/marlyq Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/kindqrewTEDxTalk: Kindness is Your Superpower: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu0FRPYD7aUJoin the tribe, download your free guide! Discover what empathy can do for you: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast & book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria & her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaX: @redsliceFacebook: Red SliceThreads: @redslicemariaWe would love to get your thoughts on the show! Please click https://bit.ly/edge-feedback to take this 5-minute survey, thanks!

Athletes & legendary coaches from sport are often cited by leaders to motivate, inspire, & pull together as a team. But how many leaders actually practice & use the skills these high-achievers leverage to be successful? In today's sports landscape, coaches who have embraced emotional intelligent approaches are scoring points & building dynasties. And corporate leaders have a lot to learn from them.Today, Dr. Peter Sear & I talk about how sport leadership has changed & become more empathic over the last two decades - thus attracting a different kind of leader. We discuss how coaches manage empathic relationships & get the balance of "close but not too close" right. Peter also shares the concept of Empathic Accuracy & tips for how to help your team build empathy among each other. To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:It is important to find & keep the balance between coach & athlete. It is also important to maintain relationships between all players, not just one or two. The same thing goes for employers & employees. Nothing beats getting to know someone on a human level - it is not about the favorites form that someone has filled in. In modern workplaces, it is important that leaders model & show empathy to their teams. That has to start with awareness & shoring up their own empathy skills.  "The ‘my way or the highway’ approach that coaches often used to apply just doesn't work with athletes of this generation. They've got different expectations and different powers." —  Dr. Peter SearAbout Dr. Peter Sear, Founder Empathic MindsI started off as a Futures Floor Trader, trading sugar futures in London for five years. I traveled before going to University at 23, to study psychology. That led to my first Masters degree, during which I opened a property company with my parents. I continued to study, getting another Masters, in Jung, & learning some neuroscience. My PhD was at Loughborough (the best University in the world for sport related research!). Since then, I've written for Psychology Today, The World Financial Review among others. I now help coaches, leaders, organizations, consultancies, & individuals learn about the powers of empathy & how to develop them. Connect with Dr. Peter Sear:  The Empathic Minds Organisation: EmpathicMinds.orgBook: Empathic Leadership: Lessons from Elite SportX: @DrPeterSearLinkedIn: Dr Peter SearFrom our Sponsor:GET YOUR FREE GUIDE! Teri Schmidt, Director of Stronger to Serve Coaching & Teambuilding, (Listen here to Ep 165) shares how you can craft effective team building experiences that foster connection, lock in valuable professional skills & benefit your community.  Introducing Learn By Doing (Good) – the ultimate team building events that seamlessly blend professional development with community service - and offer real ROI for all that time away from your "real work!". Download your free guide: Team Connection: 10 Activities to Connect in 10 Minutes or Less & learn more about these innovative experiences for your in-person, remote, or hybrid team at becomestrongertoserve.com/empathyedgeJoin the tribe, download your free guide! Discover what empathy can do for you: red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaX: @redsliceFacebook: Red SliceThreads: @redslicemariaWe would love to get your thoughts on the show! Please click https://bit.ly/edge-feedback to take this 5-minute survey, thanks!

When I say "team-building" or corporate training, do you say….ugh! Maybe you imagine sitting in a windowless conference room, or enduring an interminable video call that takes you away from the pile of work you need to get done - without offering anything of lasting value?There's a better way. And yes, it involves empathy as the key ingredient for turning a team-building event from a one-off transactional experience into a transformative one.Today, Terri Schmidt and I discuss where most well-intentioned team building goes wrong, how serving others primes your brain to learn new skills, how you can intentionally combine connection, professional development and meaning to get more ROI for your team building efforts - as well as engage and retain Gen Z talent. We have a great discussion on how to build trust and connection in a remote or hybrid workplace - including how she blew my mind with her observation of how we have always interacted with screens in the past and why our struggle to connect over screens now just requires some upskilling and re-learning! To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:Take the time to gather feedback on what your team is doing well, and also what skills your team needs to strengthen. Serving and doing good for others primes your brain to learn and retain skills and information better. Even though remotely is a new environment, you still want to build practical skills and camaraderie with your team.  "We infuse empathy in many different ways. We want to make sure that the team is actually connecting in a way that will impact their performance when they get back to the job." —  Teri Schmidt Episode References: GET YOUR FREE GUIDE! Team Connection: 10 Activities to Connect in 10 Minutes or Less and learn more about these innovative team building and development experiences at https://becomestrongertoserve.com/empathyedgeThe Empathy Edge podcast, Rae Shanahan:The Empathy Gap: 2023 State of Workplace Empathy ReportMaria's blog post: Can't Get Your Employees Back to the Office? Here's Why.About Teri Schmidt, Director, Stronger to Serve Coaching & TeambuildingTeri uses her 20+ years of experience in coaching, leadership, and performance improvement to seamlessly integrate teambuilding, leadership development, and community service.  Her workshops and coaching cultivate empowered individuals, cohesive teams, and impactful contributions to society.Teri hosts the Strong Leaders Serve podcast inspiring leaders to make their workplaces more compassionate and just through their leadership, without burning out.She is an Ironman triathlete and loves to be in nature backpacking, camping, and doing some occasional rock climbing.  She currently lives outside of Dallas with her three favorite people, her husband Jeff and her two teenage kids, Tyler and Megan.Connect with Teri Schmidt:  Stronger to Serve Coaching & Teambuilding https://www.strongertoserve.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teri-m-schmidt/Learn by Doing (Good) workshops: https://www.strongertoserve.com/teambuilding Join the tribe, download your free guide! Discover what empathy can do for you: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaX: @redsliceFacebook: Red SliceThreads: @redslicemariaWe would love to get your thoughts on the show! Please click https://bit.ly/edge-feedback to take this 5-minute survey, thanks!

We are not tied to harmful business and workplace practices. In fact, history shows us that we, as humans, work to improve things over time - look at laws against child labor, unsafe working conditions, and safety and truth in advertising regulations.Yes, capitalism and business have been rooted in toxic and inequitable practices for a long time because people can make a lot of money. But we are in a new era of converging trends: more transparency, higher ethical customer demands, and much more marketing-savvy consumers.Today, Brigette Iarrusso shares her unique journey and how she bucked a major higher ed institution by pushing to teach a new model of business success. We talk about raising awareness of coercive business and sales practices, especially in the wild west of the coaching and online business space.  We discuss leading in ways not rooted in dominant cultures, how to shift your sales and marketing to be more consent-based, when cancel culture is and is not effective, and how to unlearn toxic and patriarchal leadership and sales approaches to create more sustainable models. To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:Leadership is not a binary. You do not have to lead compassionately or lead with financial success - you can have both. It is just a challenge to unlearn the things that we have been taught by society.You can’t create a new business model using old business paradigms. You have to rethink organizational structure, strategy, skills, finances, and everything else that goes into your company.All steps in the sales process should be taken with consent and curiosity, not with coersion and aggression. "You really can't extract big, fast profits without causing harm. And so I think there are some constructs that are a hard pill for certain types of businesses to swallow." —  Brigette Iarrusso Episode References: MARIA'S COURSELearn more about Maria's new Brand Story Breakthrough course, starting September 8. Spots are limited so grab yours before it's gone to start attracting more of your ideal customers and boosting revenue and growth: https://bit.ly/BSBcourse About Brigette Iarrusso, CEO and Founder, Disruptive Business Coaching Brigette Iarrusso is CEO and Founder of Disruptive Business Coaching. She's an international speaker and social impact business coach. She is on a mission to help coaches, healers, and experts, who care about racial and social justice to scale their sales and impact with integrity, equity and inclusion.  She is committed to raising awareness around coercive marketing and sales practices in the coaching and online business space.  And, disrupting harmful practices that disproportionately affect People of Color and other people with marginalized identities.  She creates inclusive and engaging events that inspire and connect business leaders with widely diverse backgrounds from around the globe. Connect with Brigette Iarrusso:  Disruptive Business Coaching (formerly Embrace Change): Website: https://www.disruptivebusinesscoaching.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brigetteiarrusso/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigette.iarrussosoto/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embracechangeus/Take her high impact challenge: https://go.embracechange.us/highimpactchallengeevergreen Join the tribe, download your free guide! Discover what empathy can do for you: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaX: @redsliceFacebook: Red SliceThreads: @redslicemaria We would love to get your thoughts on the show! Please click https://bit.ly/edge-feedback to take this 5-minute survey, thanks!

What do collaboration and empathy look like when lives and liberty are on the line, not just workplace culture? Today, you're going to hear what happens when people come together across cultures to support each other - amidst a backdrop of World War, racism, fear, and segregation in 1940s America.Janice Munemitsu shares her family's inspiring story of kindness, collaboration, and empathy. Her book, The Kindness of Color, is the true story of multicultural collaboration between the Mendez and Munemitsu families, two immigrant families who came to Southern California for better lives, only to face their own separate battles against racism in the midst of World War II. Today, Janice shares this story with you - why she wrote the book, how children and young people have responded, and most importantly how kindness leads to a brighter future that lifts everyone up.To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:All children are born with empathy. It is an exercise to continue to keep it strong.Kindness isn’t done for fame or accolades. Kindness is done because of character, honesty, integrity, and desire to help a friend.DEIB is about more than just strategy and benefits. There is an ethos that comes when groups come together in collaboration with each other - and it is kindness. "It’s not a Mexican and Japanese story. It's a multicultural story, of people doing what they could, given the circumstances, and not just thinking of themselves, but of thinking more of the whole." —  Janice Munemitsu MARIA'S COURSELearn more about Maria's new Brand Story Breakthrough course, starting September 8. Spots are limited so grab yours before it's gone to start attracting more of your ideal customers and boosting revenue and growth: https://bit.ly/BSBcourse About Janice Munemitsu, Author, The Kindness of ColorJanice Munemitsu is the author of The Kindness of Color.  This is the true story of two immigrant families who came to Southern California for better lives, only to face their own separate battles against racism in the midst of World War II. One family came by land from Mexico and the other by sea from Japan. Little did they expect their paths would meet and lead to justice and desegregation for all the school children of California in Mendez, et. al v. Westminster (1947) - seven years before Brown v. Board of Education (1954).Janice is a third-generation Japanese American Sansei. A native of Orange County, California, she worked on the family farm from age five through high school. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Biola University. Janice’s book may be purchased on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Connect with Janice Munemitsu:Book: The Kindness of Color: https://www.thekindnessofcolor.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/JaniceMunemitsuLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-munemitsu/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekindnessofcolorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekindnessofcolor/ References Mentioned:Silvia and AkiSeparate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for DesegregationSeparados No Somos Iguales (Spanish Language version) Don’t forget to download your free guide! Discover The 5 Business Benefits of Empathy: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice We would love to get your thoughts on the show! Please click https://bit.ly/edge-feedback to take this 5-minute survey, thanks!