Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

by Brené Brown

‘Only when we’re brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.’”

Empathy is connecting with the emotion that someone is experiencing, not the event or the circumstance.

In an organizational culture where respect and the dignity of individuals are held as the highest values, shame and blame don’t work as management styles. There is no leading by fear. Empathy is a valued asset, accountability is an expectation rather than an exception, and the primal human need for belonging is not used as leverage and social control. We can’t control the behavior of individuals; however, we can cultivate organizational cultures where behaviors are not tolerated and people are held accountable for protecting what matters most: human beings.

Check out this quote.

Putting down the measuring stick in a culture that uses acquisitions and accomplishments to assess worth is not easy.