My New Favorite Story

120 My New Favorite Story

As a business, and as a human being, empathy and kindness just makes so much sense. It’s both the right way to be and it also happens to be the most profitable. We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day. In the second segment, we’ll look at two practical takeaways from the amazing story I’ll share about the value of empathy. That and more on today’s show.

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006 The Power of Empathy

We often hear about the value of empathy, but what is it, really? Is it simply a nice thing to have, or is it vital to your success? Can it be developed if you’re not born with a natural sense of empathy? Bob discusses these questions at the top of this episode. In the interview segment, we’ll hear from Geoff Colvin, who has written a brilliant book about competing in our age of advanced technology. Is there a link between technology and empathy?