From the course: Sharing Your Best Self at Work
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Sharing with your boss
From the course: Sharing Your Best Self at Work
Sharing with your boss
- In back LinkedIn Learning Course on developing empathy at work, I encourage learners to actively imagine the world from someone else's perspective. What's it like to be them? What are their joys and stressors? What are they likely preoccupied with right now? This is a great exercise to help you understand how another person views the world. And as an added benefit, you often gain insight into how that other person thinks about you. But for now, let's try this practice with one specific individual, your boss. First, put yourself in your supervisor's shoes and think about the team they manage. What value does the group provide for the organization? Do they develop new business or serve existing customers? What makes your manager and the team successful? What do they focus on and worry about? Now, think about your individual role on the team. How do you contribute to the work group success? What's important about your…
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