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Sorry, But I Can’t Help You
One study found that, in doctors, the brain circuits associated with empathy were suppressed. How would you like to cure cancer? Careful, it’s a trick question. You might win a Nobel Prize, along with the gratitude of countless strangers who will owe their lives to you. But you’ll need...
Tags: California Institute of Technology, empathy, patient
Research articles 2007-11-12
J.K.Rowling Wows the Muggles at Harvard
I don't know if Harry Potter would have made a great CEO, but his creator, J.K. Rowling, identifies two traits that young leaders, business or otherwise, can grow by: learning through failure and empathy for the less fortunate. Delivering a speech last week to alumni (and many...
Tags: Management, Sean Silverthorne, Telecommunications, Empathy, J.K.Rowling, Leadership, Voice
Blog posts 2008-06-09
Moats: Rookie sympathizer
Eagles running back Ryan Moats saw that familiar look in the eyes of many of the team's rookies reporting yesterday to minicamp. A second-year running back, Moats looked much more confident than the wide-eyed rookie who appeared last year after being drafted in the third round out of Louisiana Tech....
Tags: empathy, Games, NFL, team
Research articles 2006-05-13
Managing Expectations
Expectations can be both a blessing and a curse! When you meet people's expectations, they're generally very grateful—a blessing. If you fail to meet those expectations, they may tell everyone about their disappointment, and be slow to offer forgiveness—a curse.Take this example: You're considering buying some expensive goods and you...
Tags: Expectation, Client, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Customer, Empathy, Honesty, Management, BNET Editorial
Articles 2007-11-12
Green Arithmetic and Doctors' Wives-The Election 2004
WHEN a newspaper with list-instincts of Sydney's Daily Telegraph claims a political tag as its own, poll watchers take notice. And so it was late in May, when political editor Malcolm Farr wrote about 'the doctors' wives... the women the Government most fear'. Who are they? They look and sound...
Tags: Democrat, empathy, Government, Leadership, Queensland, SOFTWARE, Sydney, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2004-09-01
Racial auditors and the Fourth Amendment: data with the power to inspire political action.(The Political Geography of Race Data in the Criminal Justice System)
I INTRODUCTION In the winter of 2002, the Enron scandal dominated the mass media. (1) Enron, a Houston-based energy giant and purportedly the seventh-largest company in America, was, it turned out, more like Tom Thumb than the Jolly Green Giant. (2)...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, anxiety, audit, auditing, Cincinnati, commission, empathy, Enron Corp., Fisher, media, officer, strategy, U.S., Walker
Research articles 2003-06-22
What a policy shambles!
Oct 14, 2002 (Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Government seems determined to do all within its power to destroy Australian shipping. While shipping is already one of the most difficult business sectors, local shipping also suffers from ...
Tags: admission, Australian Taxation Office, empathy, minister, Strategy
Research articles 2002-10-15
A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.(Editorial)
As we went to press with this issue of Searcher Magazine, the nation was still facing the horrors of the September 11 attack at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. By the time you read this issue, events will have changed tremendously. In responding to...
Tags: empathy, Information Today Inc., Pentagon, SECURITY, World Trade Center
Research articles 2001-11-01
'Empathy' Theme Pushes Goodwrench Auto Service - Brief Article
TROY, MICH--General Motors will stress trust in a DMB&B/Detroit TV ad campaign for GM Goodwrench Service Plus that breaks this week on national network, cable and syndication. The "Empathy" pitch uses a series of vignettes that speak through narration from a car porter and parts department cashier who work at...
Tags: car, dealership, empathy, General Motors Corp., Strategy
Research articles 1999-06-21
Spare the rod
Parents' expressions of disappointment may be the best way to discipline sixth- and seventh-graders, according to researchers at Ohio State University. Saying things such as, "I would never expect you to do something like that," were more helpful in disciplining this age group than other forms of punishment. Researchers found...
Tags: empathy, Ohio State University, punishment, researcher
Research articles 1998-07-01
Theology, History, and Culture: Major Unpublished Writings
Theology, History, and Culture: Major Unpublished Writings By H. Richard Niebuhr, edited by William Stacy Johnson New Haven, Yale University Press, 1996. 236 pp. $30.00. It is an aid to students of midcentury Protestant thought, and a sign of the perennial interest of H. Richard Niebuhr's legacy, that previously unpublished...
Tags: CAREER, empathy, essay, Leadership, Yale University
Research articles 1997-04-01
Getting your team on the same side. (Management Strategy)
The teamwork approach of Adaptec Inc. is primarily responsible for the continued success of the electronics company. More than mere slogans and well-coordinated initiatives, teamwork at Adaptec strives to achieve interdisciplinary empathy that facilitatesThe teamwork approach of Adaptec Inc. is primarily responsible for the continued success of the electronics company....
Tags: empathy, team, teamwork
Research articles 1994-03-01
Creating Strategic Empathy
The most effective business development today is Strategic Empathy, a thorough understanding of the rational and emotional drivers behind a client's decision to use an organization's services. As one builds strategic empathy, prospects will be more willing to meet, share problems and explore solutions, make faster decisions and be more...
Tags: Empathy, Decision, Change Decision, Strategic Planning, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Team Management, Strategy, Management, Sales
White papers 2003-08-18
Password-Protect Applications for Enhanced Security
Most of the time, security means password protecting Windows itself, and perhaps bolting your computer hardware to the desk. But there are any number of scenarios in which programs and data might be exposed to unauthorized personnel. For those situations, consider using Empathy to encrypt and password-protect the programs themselves....
Tags: Security, Password, Empathy, Postcard, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-06-26
Step 3: Empathy - Working Out the Core Emotional Drives of Others (Part 1)
While self-knowledge and self-control are important steps in developing Emotional Intelligence it is probably the other two steps of empathy and relationship management that are more important for success in life. How do you work out the core emotional drives of other people? How do you develop...
Tags: Empathy, Stephen Covey, Emotional Intelligence, Professional Development, Leadership, Financial Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Management, Career, Finance, Chris Golis
Blog posts 2009-02-16
The Marketing of a President
If you look at the just completed presidential race in terms of successful or failed marketing campaigns, there is a lot to learn about what sells in modern America. Harvard Business School professor John Quelch marvels at the marketing acumen displayed by Barack Obama's campaign. "For...
Tags: Empathy, John McCain, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2008-11-07
Empathy: The Small Business Advantage
Even in the best of times, the deck seems stacked against small companies. So what's a small business to do when times are tough? Already outdone by large companies on margins, volume, and pricing, small businesses are also the last to get a helping hand from banks and the government...
Tags: American Express Co., Empathy, Small Business
White papers 2009-04-03
How To Master The Art Of Interviewing
To a large degree, the success of your interview will depend on your ability to discover needs and empathize with the interviewer. You can do this by asking questions that verify your understanding of what the interviewer has just said, without editorializing or expressing an opinion. By establishing empathy in...
Tags: Empathy, Premier Search, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2008-01-01
The Soul of Enviromentalism
In details, winning means having ideas that fight the big fights, raise the value of community, and build from small victories to dominant frames. Winning also means new actions, like investing at least 15% in deep change strategies, fostering new leadership that transcends boundaries, and building transformative alliances. Writ large,...
Tags: Empathy, Redefining Progress, Strategy, Leadership, Management
White papers 2005-05-25
Word Association: Empathy Vital Part Of True Leadership
There are various attributes that go into the making of a successful leader. One of them is the empathy factor. Empathy is about putting oneself in others' shoes to feel what they undergo in a given situation. Experts, however, suggest that empathy does not summon the macho image that so...
Tags: Microsoft Word, Empathy, Leadership, Management
White papers 2004-04-09
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