Brené and Adam Grant on the Skillsets of Empathy

In this episode of Dare to Lead, Brené Brown and Adam Grant discuss the tactical skills of empathy, distinguishing between affective and cognitive empathy. They explore five empathy skill sets: perspective-taking, staying out of judgment, recognizing emotion, communicating understanding, and practicing mindfulness. They also delve into common empathy misses such as sympathy, judgment, disappointment, blame, minimizing, competing, discomfort, and offering unsolicited solutions. They emphasize the importance of asking what support looks like and being curious rather than immediately offering solutions, highlighting the need for self-awareness and humility in practicing empathy.