Those who think of empathy as merely an emotional resonance with another may query what empathy has to do with efficiency, effectiveness, performance, conformance, innovation, sustainability, and other leadership priorities. This post examines ways in which empathy supports those priorities, and highlights the beneficial outcomes offered by use of Lucid Empathy within your Ecology of… Continue reading What’s Empathy Got To Do With It?
Month: July 2026
The Light and Shade of Reasoning
Many writers over the years have drawn our attention to the value of contrast. Contrast isn’t just a physical phenomenon – in reflective practice it’s how we process meaning, build resilience, and truly value the gifts we are given. The Shadow Deck of Distorted Reasoning Forms and Distorting Conditions introduced in this post is not… Continue reading The Light and Shade of Reasoning
Governance OF and WITH Empathy
This series of posts on The Ecology of Judgment has been weaving two related strands to argue that reasoning and empathy are essential partners in nonprofit decision-making. This post extends on that argument by focussing on how empathy interacts with and balances the use of the 21 valid reasoning styles that comprise your full Reasoning… Continue reading Governance OF and WITH Empathy