The Center for Nonviolent Communication describes what they teach as "empathy in action." And so it seems fitting to close out this series on Decoding Empathy with a look at nonviolence, Nonviolent Communication, and making social spaces at work & beyond that work for more people.

I talked with Leonie Smith, founder of The Thoughtful Workplace, about how she uses the tools and practices of nonviolence to help individuals and teams feel more seen and understood.

Footnotes:

• Find out more about Leonie Smith and The Thoughtful Workplace
• Watch the Ask Leonie video series
• The Expulsion of the Other by Byung-Chul Han
• "Ahimsa" on Wikipedia
• The Center for Nonviolent Communication
• "The 'Magic' of Meeting in Person" by Devon Price
• The Notebooks of Simone Weil edited and translated by Arthur Wills

Related:

• My conversation with Mara Glatzel on the economics of "neediness"
• My conversation with Charlie Gilkey about implied rules and better team habits

Check out the full Decoding Empathy series!

Every episode of What Works is also released in essay form at whatworks.fyi!

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