How Empathy Training Can Drive Performance ft. Leanne Butterworth

Watch this episode to understand how empathy training boosts employee engagement and wellbeing. Leanne Butterworth is Founder of Empathy First and host of “The Professional Empathy Podcast.” In this episode, she explains why empathic leadership is a business imperative. She also discusses the potential and limitations of virtual reality for empathy training. 00:00   Introduction 00:23   About Leanne Butterworth 02:09   How did Leanne’s post-partum depression lead her to empathy? 07:09   How virtual reality can be leveraged for empathy training 12:12   Why is empathy training mission-critical for leaders right now? 14:44   How Leanne responds to leaders who claim they are performance driven and have no time for empathy 18:05   How has Leanne’s empathy work changed her personal relationships? 21:16   The business case for adopting empathy in the workplace 25:00   Create an empathic culture in the virtual work environment 28:44   The importance for employees to feel heard, valuable, and visible 31:29   Leanne Butterworth’s Purposeful Empathy story CONNECT WITH LEANNE BUTTERWORTH ✩ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannebutterworth/ ✩ Website https://www.empathyfirst.com.au/ CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩ https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl Video edited by David Tsvariani