Rational Compassion

Why Empathy Alone Will Sink You

“Russell can hold a room and ensure he takes his delegates with him.”
Aileen Crawford, Head of Tourism & Conventions, Glasgow Convention Bureau

Are You Too Nice?

Rational Compassion

Empathy’s had a good run. But left unchecked, it clouds your judgement, breeds bias and burns you out.

It’s why your “nicest” leaders can make the worst decisions.

If your leaders can’t pair empathy with backbone, they’ll say yes when they should say no, keep the wrong people in the wrong roles and dodge the tough calls that keep a business alive.

This keynote replaces the warm fuzzies with rational compassion – the clear-eyed, commercially savvy way to show you care.

You'll learn how to:

  • Spot when empathy tips into dangerous bias – before it costs you big
  • Balance fairness with backbone, so there’s no question what needs to be done
  • Make calls that stand up to the toughest scrutiny . . .   

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