Purposeful Empathy, Anita Nowak, PhD
Purposeful Empathy, Anita Nowak, PhD
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Purposeful Empathy
Tapping Our Hidden Superpower for Personal, Organizational, and Social Change

Author: Anita Nowak, PhD, Muhammad Yunus

Narrator: Randye Kaye

Unabridged: 7 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/11/2023

Synopsis

Empathy has never been more important, yet we're living in an era of a massive empathy deficit. At the same time, workplace culture has changed dramatically. Leaders, who have already been stretched to the limit, are now being called on to create and nurture genuine connection, psychological safety, and well-being across their organizations—all while adapting to the values of a new generation that won't compromise on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As this book shows, human beings are wired to care, and we can become more empathic with practice. Empathy increases dopamine, reduces stress, boosts self-esteem, heightens the immune system, and enriches our relationships. Empathy also improves business key performance indicators. This means that leveraging empathy on purpose can lead to better health, happier and more productive workplaces, and a more meaningful life. That's why empathy is our superpower.

Through inspiring stories; interviews with experts, including business leaders, neuroscientists, activists, social entrepreneurs, and spiritual leaders; a new model rooted in positive psychology and coaching; and self-development exercises at the end of each chapter, Purposeful Empathy offers wisdom and practical advice to foster personal, organizational, and social transformation.

About Anita Nowak, PhD

Anita Nowak, PhD, is an empathy expert, speaker, podcaster, award-winning educator, certified coach, and founder of Purposeful Empathy by Design, a boutique global advisory firm that helps purpose-driven organizations create cultures of empathy and social impact. Passionate about mentoring the next generation of changemakers, she teaches leadership, ethics in management, and social entrepreneurship and innovation at McGill University. Anita lives in Montreal, with her husband and daughter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kennedy on August 17, 2024

3.75 Some great concepts posed in here, and I do think the premise of the book is overall important here. Essentially, how can we foster empathy to save and support each other and those around us? The organization of this book felt pretty scattered. The scope was also HUGE for a work of this caliber.......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielle on April 10, 2023

Empathy. Empathy. Empathy. Purposeful Empathy is an enlightening take on the massive empathy deficit preventing our society from unlocking its true potential. And after reading this book, I understand why the author calls it our “hidden superpower.” In the aftermath of the pandemic, workplaces exper......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on March 29, 2023

Purposeful Empathy invites the reader to be introspective and consider his or her role in making the world more empathetic. What I love about this book is that it provides tangible steps that readers can take to begin the process of cultivating more empathy in their lives - on purpose. The author dr......more

Goodreads review by Héloïse on March 31, 2023

What an amazing read! I enjoyed every single page and was hooked from the opening sentence: “Empathy is the most powerful emotional force in the world, second only to love—especially when it’s wielded on purpose.” This incredibly well-written book is essential reading for any leader who wants to unde......more

Goodreads review by Lea on March 30, 2023

What I love about Purposeful Empathy is that there’s something in it for everyone. Whether you’re a student, researcher, lawyer, doctor, the average person in any other field – you will benefit from reading it. Anita Nowak provides a great deal of relevant information from many different fields and e......more

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