Join the Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP-MA) and the Society of Professional Consultants (SPC) for a virtual event on The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance People, Performance, and Personal Boundaries with Maria Ross on Thursday December 5, 3-4, PM.

Register for this online event will open in the fall.

About the Workshop

All across the globe, organizations are becoming more human-centric. They’ve jettisoned old paradigms of success that center on endless overtime and constant employee sacrifice. They’ve tied success to purpose and workforce morale and helped people balance personal and professional needs as their priorities change. They’ve made shifts that are both necessary and positive. But now, those striving to be empathetic leaders and colleagues are experiencing the dark side: Taking on extra work, avoiding conflict, spending too much time on personal issues, or simply burning out from trying to balance concern for colleagues with the needs of the business. How can we remain human-focused and still maintain high performance, set personal boundaries, and avoid burning out, without being treated like villains?

In this timely talk by empathy advocate, TEDx speaker, podcaster, and strategist, Maria Ross, author of The Empathy Edge and now The Empathy Dilemma, you’ll discover how empathy benefits your organization’s performance and why your perception of empathy might be false and leading you astray. You’ll also learn about 5 valuable pillars you can shore up to be both an effective AND empathetic leader and find more success.

Takeaways:

· DEFINE what empathy at work actually is – and more importantly, what it is NOT

· DISCOVER 3 bottom-line organizational benefits of empathetic leadership and culture – through presenting relevant data and research and discussing case studies that disrupt traditional thinking. Empathy is not just good for the world, but it can be a competitive advantage. We’ll walk through the financial & organizational benefits of leading with empathy.

· RECOGNIZE why empathy at work is so challenging in a post-pandemic world, especially for leaders

· DISCOVER and PRACTICE the Five Pillars of Effective Empathy to avoid burnout and better balance people, performance, and personal boundaries.