Enneagram and EQ Ed Series - Article 1: Empathetic Leadership - Is this Sustainable?

One of the hardest competencies to develop. Well written and oh so timely just looking at warring nations during this delicate period. With Enneagram, we can figure the predisposition and ability to empathize and at the same time, I think it's a crucial period for those who hv less of a predisposition to demonstrate and understand the importance of it as a society but starting with 1-1 situations. Imagine a society where everyone had the ability to notice peoples needs.

Some leaders do not acknowledge and use empathy as they believe it is weakens their team members and prefer using positional power to getting things done. Moreover, some leaders might feel that being empathetic may show up themselves with a ‘soft centre’. However, science-based research and evidence has continually shown that empathetic leaders obtain a higher commitment and performance from those that do not. And a powerful additional skill empathetic leaders build is their ability to actively listen. Moreover, lower attrition is usually associated with leaders that are more attentive to the thoughts and feelings of others.

Empathy is definitely far more sustainable than most leaders underestimate Zuby Osman . Without compassion every relationship - personal, professional, public and private cannot be nurtured with the kind of care that feeds souls with self-belief, empowerment and growth. Empathy is rocket-fuel that powers people to become more than who they think can be.