Empathy Is a Verb Ft. The Right Honorable David Johnston Purposeful Empathy

Watch this episode to learn why Canada’s former Governor General believes that empathy combined with trust and action can transform society. The Right Honourable David Johnston is the author of Empathy: Turning Compassion into Action. In this episode, David shares personal anecdotes and insights from his life and leadership journey and explains how small acts of kindness and trust can transform workplaces, relationships and society at large. 00:00 Preview 00:29 Introduction  00:48 About Mr. David Johnston 04:27 Why does David hold empathy as a value? 08:08 How could we turn the compassion we feel for others into legitimate action? 09:43 The historical context of sustainable development in Canada 13:25 David's childhood experiences of self-reliance and learning empathy 16:30 How to flex empathy muscles? 19:41 How David navigated complex situations with compassion during his tenure as Governor General? 23:23 Mr. David Johnston’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 DAVID ✩ Website https://righthonourabledavidjohnston.ca/ SHOW NOTES ✩ Empathy: Compassion into Action ✩ Trust: Twenty Ways to Build a Better Country Video edited by David Tsvariani