The Meritocracy of Empathy: Part 1 – Strength in the Shadows

In a world that glorifies metrics like profits, promotions, and productivity; leadership has been stripped down . The ideal leader is seen as unflinching, decisive, and efficient.

But what if this narrative is incomplete? What if true leadership is about more than what can be measured?

We reward the relentless and the ambitious, but what if we redefined what it means to succeed? What if we built our systems on the strength of compassion, not just skill or drive? Empathy may be overlooked, but...