“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” – Mohsin Hamid
We believe empathy is one of the most important ingredients enabling effectiveness and so we connected with some amazing folks to ask them about the conditions that allowed them to develop into such empathic leaders.
Todd Haberkorn
I feel more often than not, we tend to see the world as ours and other things live in it cause we let them. And my goal with The Humane Beings, is to highlight that we share this place with the other creatures that live with us. Read More>>
Sonya Covington
Through Christ Jesus is how I’ve become more empathetic. I was raised by a single (divorced) mother of two. My father was a very hard worker as well and provided support but during the weekdays and some weekends, we spent a lot of time with my grandmother. Read More>>
Alison Haraburda
Growing up, my parents did foster care for those with high needs physically. They ended up adopting 3 of the individuals. Most of the individuals who came into the home had to be cared for 24 hours a day because of their needs. We took turns caring for the individuals. Several of the individuals ended up passing away because of their physical needs. Read More>>
MaryLou Schindler
As I reviewed all the questions to respond to, I thought about my life’s decisions and choices I made. All my mistakes and what I could have done differently. I realized now that I made choices that were available at that time with the circumstances I had. Now in retrospect, I could have made better choices for me and the those in my life. Read More>>
Paula Izvernari
I think I developed my empathy naturally as I went through different life and professional experiences, starting my studies and career in Romania, then moving and working in the United States, experiences that exposed me to people with diverse needs, anxieties, and struggles. And of course, working with people at Double A Dental Group helped me exercise this ’empathy muscle’. Read More>>
Mindy Lim
That’s a question that gets to the very heart of why Daikon exists. For over 20 years, I was a chef in a very traditional sense. I owned three other restaurants, and my world was built around classic ingredients and techniques. The truth is, I didn’t think deeply about empathy in relation to my ingredients back then. Read More>>
