Empathy has always been a Leadership Superpower, yet many Corporations, Associations and Organizations are just now recognizing it as an essential Leadership Quality. For many years, even decades, empathy was considered a soft skill, yet we are now finding just how important it is! Especially after all we have been through over the past few years.
Today’s top leaders are more people focused. This can be tougher now, as we have technology that allows you to work in one state or one country, while your immediate boss works in another state or country, or even just another building. We have the highest levels ever, working from home and usually in their pajamas or comfy clothes, not in their professional attire or even ready for the day. We may not even see the person that oversees our position very often, if even at all.
We all want to belong to something bigger. We have a natural need for connection, and we thrive when we are supported and understood. Makes total sense that having a community feeling at our workplace would make us more committed to the success of the company. We are more willing to give it extra effort to hit a deadline or push a little harder to put out a new product. Having community will create employee retention, employee engagement, and will raise the morale. We need this and our people want this.