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DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, October 21\, 2023\n	Time: 2 PM to 4 PM EDT\n\nL
 ocation: McGill Executive Institute\n	1001 Sherbrooke Street West\n	Sixth (6
 th) Floor\n	Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 1G5\n	CANADA\n\nIn the face of climate c
 hange\, rapidly advancing technologies\, misinformation\, and polarization
 \, empathy has never been more important to democracy and the future of hu
 manity. Meanwhile\, high-performance organizations that care about sustain
 ability\; diversity\, equity\, inclusion and belonging (DEIB)\; and psycho
 logical safety are being expected to embrace empathic leadership. The good
  news: Humans are born to empathize\, empathy has been a part of our succe
 ssful evolution as a species\, and extending empathy is good for us.\n\nDr
 awing from neuroscience\, leadership studies\, and positive psychology\, A
 nita Nowak\, BCom'97\, PhD'11\, will describe how empathic leadership can 
 help tackle today's most pressing challenges. Anita will address the follo
 wing questions:\n\n· What is empathy and why is it so important?\n	· What d
 oes empathy have to do with business success?\n	· How can we become more em
 pathic leaders?\n	· How can we create more empathic organizational cultures
 ?\n\nAfter attending\, participants will understand:\n	· Why empathy is our
  most powerful and transformative emotion\, second only to love.\n	· Why pu
 rposeful empathy can improve our mental health and relationships.\n	· The i
 mportance of practicing self-empathy-especially for our mental health.\n	· 
 How organizations can-and must-deploy empathy for social good.\n	· Why elev
 ating our empathic consciousness can inspire profound purpose in our lives
 .\n\nWhat to expect:\n	· A highly interactive 60-minute session.\n	· Network
 ing opportunity with fellow participants and Anita Nowak.\n	· And copies of
  Anita's newest book\, Purposeful Empathy\, signed\, available for purchas
 e.\n	McGill Desautels Faculty of Management is proud to partner with the Mc
 Gill Executive Institute to bring you this very special event.\n\nRegister
  here\n
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SUMMARY:Homecoming: The Empathy Imperative in an Era of Radical Transformat
 ion - With Anita Nowak
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/event/homecoming-empathy-impera
 tive-era-radical-transformation-anita-nowak-351589
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