EGN Invites you to join EGN Cross Functional Virtual Event: Empathy – the new leadership superpower? by Shola Kaye
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 at 4pm – 6pm
Empathy – the new leadership superpower?
Power up your management with empathy skills – why it’s the new leadership superpower.
Recent research points to empathy being *the* most important leadership skill. How can you develop your empathy skills to become an effective leader in today’s volatile, uncertain and challenging workplaces? This is a high-impact, informational session that provides practical tools. You’ll walk away with insights and skills to help you become a more compassionate and effective leader and understand the ways in which empathy skills support your business.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the different types of empathy and their impact upon well-being
- Find out how empathy skills can impact belonging, engagement, innovation and retention
- Learn why as you become more senior, you need to work harder at empathy and what to do about it
- Walk away with a simple three-step framework for being empathetic in nearly every situation
About the speaker: Shola Kaye Founder & CEO at Shola Kaye Ltd
Shola Kaye speaks about communication, leadership, DEI and workplace empathy. She’s the author of two books, and an award-winning speaker. She has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, completed scientific research in the field of Neuroscience at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and spent a number of years working in the United States in financial services. Shola’s writing has appeared in industry publications such as Management Today and HR Zone and she has been featured in Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar and on the BBC. Her clients include Deloitte, American Express and The United Nations.
Agenda:
04.00 PM: Networking/ Registration
04.30 PM: Webinar start. EGN introductions and speaker introduction
04.35 PM: Empathy – the new leadership superpower?
05.35 PM: Q & A and key takeaways
05.55 PM: Meeting end