How do you define empathy? According to the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, empathy has different meanings to different types of researchers. “Emotion researchers generally define empathy as the ability to sense other people’s emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling.” Contemporary researchers often differentiate between two types of empathy known as affective empathy and cognitive empathy. (these happen to also be two of the three parts of our brain.) "Affective empathy refers to the sensations and feelings we get in response to others’ emotions; this can include mirroring what that person is feeling, or just feeling stressed when we detect another’s fear or anxiety.” “Cognitive empathy refers to our ability to identify and understand other peoples’ emotions.” To put it simply, empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, to feel what they are feeling. How are you expressing empathy while also shifting as we continue this transition into the new economy? @iamfeliciadavis is hosting a complimentary 3-part education series to support leaders who are committed to feeling and facing the fear and pushing through because there is so much work to be done. Learn more and plan to join us next week. www.feliciaRdavis.com/LR2020 #speakersmagazine #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #professionalspeaking #prcoach #training #brandinginspiration #blackspeakersnetwork #feliciadavis #webinar https://www.instagram.com/p/B_B4J7MpUJr/?igshid=138ormrdez200