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E.142 The Power of Leading with Empathy as an Entrepreneur with Erin Thorp
Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! In this episode, I spoke with Erin Thorp -- author of ‘Inside Out Empathy,’ keynote speaker, and coach for leaders who struggle with conflict, communication, and performance during high-stress times. Erin spoke about her experience working in a male-dominated industry as a woman and mother, and how this led her to start her own business teaching others how to be empathetic leaders. She shares tips on navigating difficult conversations, building powerful teams, using our emotions as an internal compass, and discerning between sympathy and empathy to create emotional understanding and safety. Enjoy!
Connect with Erin:
Website: https://www.erinthorp.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elthorp/
Get Erin’s book: https://insideoutempathy.com/
Overview:
05:49 - Erin’s journey to becoming an entrepreneur.
06:50 - Erin’s old leadership style versus the new.
08:21 - How disempowered Erin felt as a working mother in her industry.
11:31 - Overcoming beliefs about empathy and how it’s a skill that can be learned.
13:37 - Leading with empathy in business.
14:30 - The difference between empathy and sympathy.
16:54 - Communicating from a space of trying to understand others.
17:59 - How coaching is about guiding people to see what was once invisible to them.
19:00 - Why we’re meant to feel the fullness of our emotions, and how to do so.
20:18 - Emotions as our GPS system.
22:45 - How to be with others' emotions, and how this drives connection.
24:42 - How when we don’t feel safe we become emotionally guarded.
27:03 - Intention versus impact.
29:58 - The power of different thinking, and how this impacts success.
32:28 - Erin’s definition of vulnerability and trust.
33:17 - The difference between vulnerability and over-sharing.
36:58 - How everything comes back to our relationship with ourselves.
37:50 - The power of noticing where you judge other people.
40:19 - How our external relationships reflect back to us parts about ourselves.
41:18 - Erin’s relationship with rest.
44:20 - How a lack of acceptance keeps people from moving forward.
45:35 - Erin’s toolbox of practices that are available for her.
46:37 - Letting go of the rules we place on ourselves.
47:36 - How when we place blame on others, it’s an invitation to go deeper inside of ourselves.
49:00 - Erin’s ‘Inside Out Leadership’ program.
50:42 - Erin’s process of writing her book.
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By Lauren Saunders
4.7
2020 ratings
Welcome back, Aligned Entrepreneurs! In this episode, I spoke with Erin Thorp -- author of ‘Inside Out Empathy,’ keynote speaker, and coach for leaders who struggle with conflict, communication, and performance during high-stress times. Erin spoke about her experience working in a male-dominated industry as a woman and mother, and how this led her to start her own business teaching others how to be empathetic leaders. She shares tips on navigating difficult conversations, building powerful teams, using our emotions as an internal compass, and discerning between sympathy and empathy to create emotional understanding and safety. Enjoy!
Connect with Erin:
Website: https://www.erinthorp.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elthorp/
Get Erin’s book: https://insideoutempathy.com/
Overview:
05:49 - Erin’s journey to becoming an entrepreneur.
06:50 - Erin’s old leadership style versus the new.
08:21 - How disempowered Erin felt as a working mother in her industry.
11:31 - Overcoming beliefs about empathy and how it’s a skill that can be learned.
13:37 - Leading with empathy in business.
14:30 - The difference between empathy and sympathy.
16:54 - Communicating from a space of trying to understand others.
17:59 - How coaching is about guiding people to see what was once invisible to them.
19:00 - Why we’re meant to feel the fullness of our emotions, and how to do so.
20:18 - Emotions as our GPS system.
22:45 - How to be with others' emotions, and how this drives connection.
24:42 - How when we don’t feel safe we become emotionally guarded.
27:03 - Intention versus impact.
29:58 - The power of different thinking, and how this impacts success.
32:28 - Erin’s definition of vulnerability and trust.
33:17 - The difference between vulnerability and over-sharing.
36:58 - How everything comes back to our relationship with ourselves.
37:50 - The power of noticing where you judge other people.
40:19 - How our external relationships reflect back to us parts about ourselves.
41:18 - Erin’s relationship with rest.
44:20 - How a lack of acceptance keeps people from moving forward.
45:35 - Erin’s toolbox of practices that are available for her.
46:37 - Letting go of the rules we place on ourselves.
47:36 - How when we place blame on others, it’s an invitation to go deeper inside of ourselves.
49:00 - Erin’s ‘Inside Out Leadership’ program.
50:42 - Erin’s process of writing her book.