The Startup Empathy Dilemma: As Power Grows, Empathy Often Diminishes

In the much acclaimed book by Dacher Keltner titled “The power paradox”, the psychologist comes up with a fascinating observation:

In other words, it is our sense of empathy, understanding and enthusiasm that brings us power in the first place. And people that spent long-stretches of time in power position seem to have severely decreased ability for mirroring and thereby having empathy for others. Let’s look at ways that we can practice these 4 and stop our empathy brain centers from atrophied and build a base against the negative effects that power brings:

Over to you.

Source: leowid.com