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Lantec | Course: Fostering Workplace Empathy for Increased Productivity

Fostering Workplace Empathy for Increased Productivity

$125
1/2 days
Audience

Description:

Studies have shown many leaders throughout the world to be lacking empathy with their employees; however, those same studies show that when empathy is learned and applied in the workplace, productivity increases and relationships thrive. This half-day workshop will help participants develop and practice their empathy skills to have better productivity and better relationships at work.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

  • Understand the meaning of empathy vs sympathy.
  • Learn habits needed to be perceived as empathetic.
  • Learn ways to teach empathy in your workplace.
  • Practice activities for teaching empathy and applying to teams.
  • Analyze where your team is now with the concept of empathy and where you want to be in the future.

OUTLINE:

Pre-assignment

Session 1: Course Overview

Session 2: What is Empathy?

  • Why is learning empathy important?
  • Pre-assignment review
  • So, what IS empathy?
  • What empathy is NOT
  • Job skills strengthened by using empathy

Session 3: How to Teach Empathy

  • Talk about empathy
  • Teach listening skills
  • Encourage genuine perspective-talking
  • Cultivate compassion
  • Support global managers

Session 4: Activities to Teach Empathy in Your Workplace

  • Curious George (or Georgia)
  • Weekly highs and lows
  • Check-in with your emotions
  • Now it's your turn!
  • The Stubborn One
  • The Quiet One
  • The Jester
  • Yakety-Yak
  • Off Base
  • Bigger Issues
  • The Chatterbox
  • The Know-It-All
  • The Whiner

Session 5: Where Are We Now, and Where Do We Want to Go from Here

Personal Action Plan

Scheduled Courses

Jan 10, 2025
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  • Job skills strengthened by using empathy
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  • Cultivate compassion
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  • Support global managers
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  • Weekly highs and lows
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  • Now it's your turn!
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  • The Stubborn One
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  • The Quiet One
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  • The Jester
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  • Yakety-Yak
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  • Off Base
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  • Bigger Issues
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  • The Chatterbox
  • \n
  • The Know-It-All
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  • The Whiner
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Session 5: Where Are We Now, and Where Do We Want to Go from Here

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Personal Action Plan

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  • Understand the meaning of empathy vs sympathy.
  • \n
  • Learn habits needed to be perceived as empathetic.
  • \n
  • Learn ways to teach empathy in your workplace.
  • \n
  • Practice activities for teaching empathy and applying to teams.
  • \n
  • Analyze where your team is now with the concept of empathy and where you want to be in the future.
  • \n
\n

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\n

Session 1: Course Overview

\n

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\n
    \n
  • Why is learning empathy important?
  • \n
  • Pre-assignment review
  • \n
  • So, what IS empathy?
  • \n
  • What empathy is NOT
  • \n
  • Job skills strengthened by using empathy
  • \n
\n

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\n
    \n
  • Talk about empathy
  • \n
  • Teach listening skills
  • \n
  • Encourage genuine perspective-talking
  • \n
  • Cultivate compassion
  • \n
  • Support global managers
  • \n
\n

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\n
    \n
  • Curious George (or Georgia)
  • \n
  • Weekly highs and lows
  • \n
  • Check-in with your emotions
  • \n
  • Now it's your turn!
  • \n
  • The Stubborn One
  • \n
  • The Quiet One
  • \n
  • The Jester
  • \n
  • Yakety-Yak
  • \n
  • Off Base
  • \n
  • Bigger Issues
  • \n
  • The Chatterbox
  • \n
  • The Know-It-All
  • \n
  • The Whiner
  • \n
\n

Session 5: Where Are We Now, and Where Do We Want to Go from Here

\n

Personal Action Plan

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