Video: A Ruinous Empathy Story - Kim

Elisse Lockhart Feb 2, 2017 1:41:57 PM

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Video: A Ruinous Empathy Story - Kim

Kim shares a story about a time that she describes as the worst moment of her career. She learns a hard lesson after being Ruinously Empathetic with one of her employees for a period of several months. Although she Cares Personally and tries to be "nice," her lack of Direct Challenges causes issues for her, for the employee, and for her whole team.

Watch her story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN0DQRqmQNs

Listen to episode 4 of the Radical Candor podcast to hear Kim and Russ discuss this story and provide tips for avoiding Ruinous Empathy.

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