“Empathy fuels connection. Sympathy drives disconnection.”
One of the many positive effects of practicing mindfulness is that it leads to a rise in emotional intelligence and higher empathy. Especially in leadership, I feel, more empathy is very much needed. Instead of empathy, a form of sympathy is often being applied. But there is a big difference between the two, as this video perfectly displays:
Foto: TEDed, Brené Brown on Empathy
