Archive for Leadership as Empathy

Listening as Leadership: How Empathy Builds Trust and Unity

by Jon Anderson   One of my first clients, while doing my internship for my graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, was a guy whose wife had left him for another man. His response was to spend every free moment from work, night and day, stalking her. This went on for several weeks so […]

Listening to God: Recovering the Discipline of Spiritual Attention

by Jay Jarboe   “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening” 1 Samuel 3:10 I am finishing the third sabbatical of my 44 years in ministry. I requested my first one in a previous ministry. I knew I was tired, doubted my purpose, and questioned my effectiveness in ministry. Those three months gave me time […]

Hearing the Voices in the Room — and the Ones You Might Be Missing

by Kaley Ihfe   When my large family gathers at my parents’ house, we talk loudly, often interrupting one another. A few don’t insert themselves into the noise; instead, they wait until someone asks them about their lives. If we never ask, we never hear their perspectives or find out how they are doing.  Within […]

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