By Chris Swan and John Ryan, Managing Directors, TRANSEARCH USA
According to a Qualtrics study, 61% of employees felt they were able to be more innovative, compared to just 13% of workers who had less empathetic leaders. Employee engagement also skyrockets with empathy. Qualtrics found 76% of people felt engaged when they experienced empathy from their leaders, whereas that figure was only 32% for employees who didn’t perceive their leaders as empathetic.
The Qualtrics report also discovered leading with empathy can bolster retention, enhance work-life balance and vastly improve employee mental health.
Now that we see the true value of it, here are four proven ways to lead effectively with empathy.
By leading with empathy, you have the potential to foster an organizational culture where open communication, trust, recognition and personal connections are the norm. It is cultures like these that will flourish as our world of work continues to evolve.
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