Leading with Empathy When It Matters Most with Fiona Beveridge and Jo Squires

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of leading with empathy in organizational settings.

This episode was hosted by the University of Liverpool’s Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Staff Network. The Academy’s Developing Practice Podcast is produced by The Academy, University of Liverpool. The role of the Academy is to promote and enable organisational excellence through the strategic development of the University’s people and practices. To find out more about the work of The Academy check out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/the-academy/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music & FX: This podcast uses sounds from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://freesound.org/s/417560/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.purple-planet.com

People in this episode

Host: University of Liverpool’s Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Staff Network

Guests: Fiona Beveridge, Jo Squires

Topics covered

• empathy
• leadership
• organizational excellence
• diversity
• staff development

Keywords

• empathy
• leadership
• University of Liverpool
• staff network
• organizational practices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Liverpool, The Academy, Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Staff Network

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