The Role of Empathy in “Speak-Up” Culture Ft. Stephen Shedletzky Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to hear a leadership coach explain why a speak-up culture is needed in high-performance workplaces. Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky is author of Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step up (forthcoming).In this episode, he discusses what he learned working with Simon Sinek for many years and unpacks what he means by  "speak-up culture,  a term he coined to describe what happens when organizations offer employees psychological safety and agency to fearlessly speak their truth. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 About Shed Shedletzky 02:01 Why aren’t we more empathic as a society? 06:41 How leaders can create a more empathic world 10:37 What it means for trust to be a ‘belief’ 12:40 How are leaders created? 14:05 Why leaders have a responsibility to show empathy 17:08 What is speak-up culture? 19:30 The difference between speak-up culture and cancel culture 22:56 Understanding the difference between Intent and impact in cancel culture 25:47 Shed’s experience working with SImon Sinek 29:08 Shed’s advice for emerging leaders 31:36 Are we choosing the right leaders? 34:06 Shed Shedletzky’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH STEPHEN SHEDLETZKY ✩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shedinspires/ ✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenshedletzky ✩ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shedinspires ✩ Website: www.shedinspires.com ✩ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqS1_nB34wWVIOSK3ZxvrnA 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