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Applied Empathy

The New Language of Leadership
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Applied Empathy by Michael Ventura is a compelling exploration of how empathy can be leveraged as a powerful tool in business and leadership. The book presents a refreshing approach to understanding the perspectives of others, enabling leaders to foster innovation, drive better results, and create more meaningful connections. Ventura provides practical strategies and insights to help organisations cultivate empathy and transform their culture.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring how understanding and sharing the feelings of others can transform business practices, enhance leadership skills, and foster innovation. It's perfect for those keen on integrating emotional intelligence into entrepreneurial strategies to build stronger, more empathetic workplace cultures.

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'How to unlock our ability to design solutions, spark innovation, and solve tough challenges with empathy at the centre' - Arianna Huffington

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Michael Ventura, entrepreneur and CEO of the award-winning strategy and design practice Sub Rosa, shares how empathythe ability to see the world through someone else's eyes—could be what your business needs to innovate, connect, and grow.

Having built his career working with iconic brands and institutions such as Google and Nike, as well as The United Nations and the Obama Administration, Michael Ventura offers entrepreneurs and executives a radical new business book and way forward.

Empathy is not about being nice. It's not about pity or sympathy either. It's about understanding—your consumers, your colleagues, and yourself—and it's a direct path to powerful leadership. As such, Applied Empathy presents real strategies on how to make lasting connections and evolve your business internally as well as externally.

This ground-breaking guide lays the foundation to establish a diverse, inventive, and driven team that can meet the challenges of today's ever-evolving marketplace. If you want to connect with the people you work with and for, you first have to understand them.

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Applied Empathy by Michael Ventura is praised for highlighting the importance of empathy in driving innovation and solving complex challenges. Readers admire Ventura's ability to frame empathy as a crucial skill for success in the modern business world, making a compelling case that human-centred approaches are vital in a digital age. The book is appreciated for offering valuable insights and tools for creating meaningful change, encouraging businesses to embrace empathy as a foundational strategy.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529378238

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Michael Ventura is the CEO and founder of Sub Rosa, a strategy and design firm that has worked with some of the world's largest and most important brands, organizations, and startups: from Johnson & Johnson, Pantone, and Adobe to The TED Conference, Delta Airlines, and The Daily Show.

Additionally, Michael has served as a board member and advisor to a variety of organizations including Behance, The Burning Man Project, The Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, and Tribal Link Foundation. He is also a visiting lecturer at institutions such as Princeton University and the United States Military Academy at West Point.

In addition to these pursuits, Michael leads a thriving indigenous medicine practice where he works with patients to help them address illness and injury of all types, on the road to better well-being.

A passionate entrepreneur, he also owns and operates a globally recognized design store in New York's West Village with his wife Caroline. Applied Empathy is his first book.

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