06/05/2020

Empathy

Try to listen without judgment

As a white male, I’m reluctant to offer a lot of personal commentary in this post but would argue that a lack of empathy for the lives and life experience of others has been a significant contributor to where we are as a nation this week. Likewise, I believe that we’re not going to emerge from this ongoing tragedy without intentional deep work on empathy and the application of it. That’s not just up to our political leaders; that’s up to all of us.

Empathy starts, I think, with listening without judgment and with the intent to learn deeply about the lives of others. The next step is to allow what we’ve learned to connect with our own hearts and minds. Leaders in all walks of life can practice this personally and create space for the people in their organizations and communities to do the same.

With that in mind, I want to share two resources and one story that have challenged my heart and mind to raise my own level of empathy as I process the events of the past week and to be a better human being who makes a positive difference going forward.

Please select this link to read the complete blog post from Eblin Group.