How to build relationships effectively with Empathy & Individualization

Empathy and Individualization are my top 2 talent themes, and they have been my go-to talent themes for building relationships, and other times, it can scare people and cause an Amygdala Hijack. In my past 3 years of running my StrengthsFinder Meetup Groups, I’ve often done what I call “crystal…

One Powerful Skill for Managing Empathy – Perceptual Positions

At my most recent StrengthsFinder Meetup, we did a Strengths Scavenger Hunt and one of the Talent Themes that was discussed was Empathy.   As two of the participants explored how Empathy showed up for them, both discovered that they were very good at putting themselves in the shoes…

Theme Insights – Empathy

Here is the description of Empathy from the Gallup Business Journal: “You can sense the emotions of those around you. You can feel what they are feeling as though their feelings are your own. Intuitively, you are able to see the world through their eyes and share their perspective….