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Empathy (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Empathy (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, Adam Waytz
April 2017
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
144 pages
1h 27m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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Empathy Is Key to a Great Meeting

By Annie McKee

Yes, we all hate meetings. Yes, they are usually a waste of time. And yes, they’re here to stay. So it’s your responsibility as a leader to make them better. This doesn’t mean just making them shorter, more efficient, and more organized. People need to enjoy them and, dare I say it, have fun.

Happiness matters a lot at work. How could it not, when many of us spend most of our waking hours there. The alternatives—chronic frustration, discontent, and outright hatred of our jobs—are simply not acceptable. Negative feelings interfere with creativity and innovation, not to mention collaboration.1 And let’s face it: Meetings are, for the most part, still where lots of collaboration, creativity, and ...

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ISBN: 9781633693265