One of the hardest jobs in business belongs to anyone with a C in their title. Today you’ll hear from Tina Kuhn and Neal Frick, co-authors and successful executives of global companies who have gone on this journey and had tremendous success.

We talk about the ROI of empathy from their own experience and what they have learned about embracing empathy as a strategic advantage. We discuss how fear and bias show up for executives and impact their decision-making. They share the rewards of being an empathetic leader, the best way to bring a leader on board to an empathy mindset, how to practice empathy when your large team is remote, and why simply being a "nice boss" without accountability can be super toxic.

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Key Takeaways:

• Reactive leaders harm their organizations. Empathetic leaders advance organizations and the lives of those in the organizations.
• There’s a difference between being a nice boss and being an empathetic leader. Being “the nice boss” is actually one of the most toxic things in an organization, and that is not empathetic.
• Build in time for team building in remote environments. If you choose the right activities, you can create those connections.

"The way that I have found the most effective has been leading by example because pushing someone into a vulnerable space is the quickest way to be met with resistance." —  Neal Frick

References:

• The Empathy Edge podcast: Teri Schmidt: Empathy-Infused Team Building for Lasting Impact

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About Tina & Neal:

Tina Kuhn is an accomplished CEO spanning cybersecurity, commercial, and US government. 

She has extensive experience in organizational transformations, growth strategies and implementation, M&A due diligence and integration, financial improvements, process and risk management, operations management, business development, and proposal development.

Ms. Kuhn has served in a variety of executive leadership roles, including the President of Proximas Group, focused on integrating 6 companies and developing a growth strategy to take advantage of each company’s strengths. 

Neal Frick is the CEO of Avandra Consulting and most recently served as CEO of CyberCore Technologies, which was sold to HP. He's an author with more than twenty years of experience in organizational growth and leadership and has led successful initiatives around transformational change, strategic planning, and revenue, working with companies such as Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Lockheed Martin. His experiences have fueled his commitment to cultivating inclusive work cultures, where diversity and empathy are not just buzzwords but integral components of business ethos.

Connect with Tina & Neal:

The Lanzar Group: thelanzargroup.com

Tina's LinkedIn: Tina Kuhn

Neal's LinkedIn: Neal Frick

Medium Profile: medium.com/@TinaKuhn

Book: The E Suite: Empathetic Leadership for the Next Generation of Executives

tinakuhncommunication.com - The Manager's Communication ToolKit - Dealing with Difficult Personalities

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Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.com

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