Business is something we face every day.
Whether it is our professional business, work, boss, colleagues, employees, or our personal business, family, friends, children, spouse.
We all have some sort of business going on in our lives.
So, it comes down to how we manage all of it and what sort of energy we bring to it, in other words, the culture of it.
What is your culture like in your business?
Empathy is such a large part of business, it is such a large part of leadership, which ultimately informs the success of any business.
As a leader in any situation, we need to practice constant and consistent empathy with others.
It is up to us to provide a space where others feel comfortable to express themselves without being shot down, shamed, or ridiculed.
It is up to us to provide and cultivate emotional and mental safety for others, to not let them feel like we are ticking time bombs.
It is up to us to be open and honest, yet firm and fair.
It is up to us to see beyond our own desires and aims – what did that other person go through to be here? Or, how are they feeling when they approach me with a question that is important to them?
It is up to us to always be there, calmly, and provide the presence needed from us.
It might sound like a lot of responsibility, but creating a culture like this will make us better people.
So, ask yourself, whether you are an employer, manager, mother, friend, colleague: how can I create a better culture in my business?