Emotional Capital and the Strength of Sensitivity Ft. Elena V. Amber Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn why a sustainability researcher believes sensitivity is a superpower for the future. Elena Amber is a doctoral researcher and the author of The Gift of Sensitivity. Her work is at the nexus of leadership, psychology, and neuroscience to promote sustainable consumption and business practices.  In this episode, Elena explores the role of emotions in decision-making and highlights the importance of sensitivity within leadership. 00:00 Preview 00:31 Introduction  00:50 About Elena Amber 01:59 Elena’s backstory 06:48 What is "Inner development for outer impact"? 11:25 The rise of evolutionary movements 12:48 Impact of sustainable consumption on well-being 16:28 The link between emotional connection and loneliness 20:04 Why is vulnerability not a weakness 23:16 What is the connection between sensitivity and empathy? 24:48 Can we learn to be more sensitive? 26:44 Programming AI to be empathic 33:56 Elena’s next book, Emotional Capital for the Triple Win 36:15 Why sensitivity is crucial in the modern world 38:12 Elena Amber's Purposeful Empathy story CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected]  ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com ✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast CONNECT WITH ELENA ✩ Website www.elenavamber.com ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-v-amber-author/ SHOW NOTES Quantum Empathy by Catherine Pavlovich The Gift of Sensitivity Video edited by David Tsvariani