We were lucky to catch up with Emily Haydel recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Emily, thank you so much for joining us today. There are so many topics we could discuss, but perhaps one of the most relevant is empathy because it’s at the core of great leadership and so we’d love to hear about how you developed your empathy?
Once I started experiencing more in life past my career, that was when I began to truly feel empathy, and of course, moving to different places, whether it be Michigan, NYC, LA, or Korea, especially Korea. I always thought I was an open-minded person, but moving to Korea made me realize I knew nothing and had more room to grow.
I think I’ve seen empathy and how I handle emotions etc. develop most in friendships where I’ve experienced a situation where I was hurt, I hurt someone, or I witnessed another situation where I could see both sides of a situation. It wasn’t until I was in Korea and experienced a bit of heartbreak haha did I realize that having emotions doesn’t make you soft – they’re always going to be there. I’ve had the pleasure of having a diverse group of friends, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, political view, sexuality, and hearing those differences allows me to not lean too far one way or another as there should always be a bit of room for understanding on all sides of a situation, in most cases.
Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
What excites me is bringing different groups of people together that would normally not interact with each other. Often we are caught within our own bubbles, whether it’s because of culture, political views, interests, or the like, and it really makes me happy to break those barriers down and see people enjoying each other. Whether it’s doing it by hosting an interview, organizing an event, or coordinating a collaboration, seeing different groups of people come together, in person to enjoy each other or a cause, is something I really enjoy.
The World Cup is an event I’ve always wanted to be involved with because it is just so beautiful to see all these different cultures coming together for one purpose. It makes me tear up how amazing it truly is (ew..emotions lol!!!!).
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Tact, curiosity, and passion. I think knowing how to act and interact in various social situations is so key. It’s put me off from interacting with people and probably vice versa. I’ve also been pretty curious about how people get to where they are and the dynamics of things…that’s part of the reason I do my podcast as it’s an excuse to ask friends about their careers, which I think might be weird to do in regular social situations haha. As for passion, if I’m not passionate about something, I’m doing the bare minimum. You’re not gonna get the best of me – I’m just on auto pilot trying to get the work or favor done. Everything I have been passionate about, though, I’ve gone full force and do my absolute best, and it’s taken me far. In order to have tact, if you don’t, I think you should observe other people and how they react and interact. Curiosity is going outside of yourself and putting the attention on someone else, and passion – what would you stay up all night doing, creating, waking up early for, and the like?
If you knew you only had a decade of life left, how would you spend that decade?
I’d probably try to have kids and travel around the world with them, my family, and friends. Eat amazing food, stay in amazing places, go to all the concerts and events etc., and celebrate all of the holidays how I want to haha I’d also probably try to dedicate time to helping people in each place I traveled.
Contact Info:
- Website: emilyhaydel.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emihayyy/?hl=en
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-haydel-6ba45485/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV5FWEZCSKp8fdT7eYzXyCw
