{"id":8570,"date":"2014-03-18T14:53:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T03:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadershipmanagement.com.au\/?p=8570"},"modified":"2014-03-18T14:53:13","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T03:53:13","slug":"the-art-of-empathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadershipmanagement.co.nz\/the-art-of-empathy\/","title":{"rendered":"The art of empathy"},"content":{"rendered":"

William James, known as the founder of modern psychology, said that \u201cthe greatest human need is to be understood and appreciated\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

To meet that need, effective communicators must understand others before trying to influence them; understanding others depends on empathy.<\/p>\n

Undoubtedly, you have heard the saying, \u201cPut yourself in the other person\u2019s place\u201d. However, for a deeper level of empathy, do more than imagine yourself in the other person\u2019s place; imagine what it is like to be the other person \u2013 with their individual personality, fear and dreams \u2013 in that situation.<\/p>\n

Knowing what you would do is not enough; empathy is imagining how the other person feels<\/span> and what they would do<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

William James, known as the founder of modern psychology, said that \u201cthe greatest human need is to be understood and appreciated\u201d. To meet that need, effective communicators must understand others before trying to influence them; understanding others depends on empathy. Undoubtedly, you have heard the saying, \u201cPut yourself in the other person\u2019s place\u201d. However, for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n