Over 90% of CEOs and employees think empathy is important for business, and research backs that up. When business leaders exhibit strong empathy skills, their teams report being significantly more innovative, motivated, and engaged. Empathetic leadership decreases burnout, increases well-being, and improves retention. It’s also a critical component to achieving your inclusion initiatives. No wonder empathy is consistently hailed as the skill of the future.

While empathy is a critical skill, many leaders struggle to integrate it into their working style. Nearly 7 out of 10 CEOs report that it’s hard for them to demonstrate empathy at work and worry they will be less respected if they show empathy in the workplace. In this presentation, participants will bolster their leadership capabilities by learning how to increase empathic capacity and confidence.

This talk can be adapted to be a keynote presentation or a workshop. It can be delivered to a general audience or adapted to provide specific examples for leaders in the software industry.