The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

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The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World Oct, 2019 Video Leadership and Career Development Read time: Jamil Zaki shares cutting-edge research, including experiments from his own lab, to show that empathy is not a fixed trait — something we’re born with — but rather a skill that can be strengthened through effort. Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic. Keywords: behavioural science collaboration competition conflict management emotional intelligence inclusion leadership mindfulness

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

Oct, 2019
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Leadership and Career Development

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Jamil Zaki shares cutting-edge research, including experiments from his own lab, to show that empathy is not a fixed trait — something we’re born with — but rather a skill that can be strengthened through effort.

Jamil Zaki

Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.

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