Leading with Empathy

Understanding the Needs of Today's Workforce
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-119-83725-1
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 594 g

Learn to lead others through adversity with the power of human connection.

In Leading with Empathy: Understanding the Needs of Today’s Workforce, acclaimed strategist and business leader Dr. Gautham Pallapa presents an insightful roadmap to leading people through adversity and empowering humans in the workplace, the home, and society.

Through this book, the distinguished author examines the impact of recent world-shaking events and how they have impacted us as a species and as individuals. He explores how empathy can help alleviate some of the more harmful effects of hardship and offers key actions that empathic leaders can take to inspire their followers. Finally, the book describes how to transform the way we work by rethinking and reimagining existing processes and innovatively introducing strategic disruption.

Leading with Empathy also includes:

- Stories, anecdotes, and personal musings that grant visibility and validation to the suffering of others

- Exercises and strategies to reduce stress, anxiety, and improve happiness and positivity

- Actions that enable leaders to empower people through empathy, collaboration, and communication.

An essential read for executives, managers, and business leaders of all types, Leading with Empathy will also earn a place on the bookshelves of military, athletic, and educational leaders who seek to inspire their followers and empower humanity in the face of adversity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pallapa, Gautham

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xix

1 Introduction 1

Part I: Adversity 29

2 The Toll on Humanity 31

3 Overcoming Stress and Anxiety 75

Part II: Empathy and Leadership 121

4 The Power of Empathy 123

5 Leading with Empathy 151

Part III: Empowerment 185

6 Enterprise Empathy 187

7 Employee Empathy 245

8 Optimism, Evolution, and Empowerment 289

9 Actions for Empathy 307

Notes 317

About the Author 337

Index 339

Über Autor(innen)

GAUTHAM PALLAPA, PhD, is the founder of Transformity and an executive advisor at VMware. He works with enterprise customers to transform their strategy, processes, technologies, culture, and people to achieve their objectives and business outcomes. His mantra is “Transform with Empathy.”