{"id":524,"date":"2016-06-07T11:33:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T11:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labmosphere.com\/?p=524"},"modified":"2016-06-07T11:33:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T11:33:12","slug":"the-secret-to-being-a-better-leader-see-and-hear-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labmosphere.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/07\/the-secret-to-being-a-better-leader-see-and-hear-others\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret to Being a Better Leader: See and Hear Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an article<\/a> by Dacher Keltner, one of the founders of the Greater Good Science Center and one of the leading psychologists today who studies emotions such as empathy, compassion, and awe, and the effects they have on individuals and groups.<\/p>\n

The article correlates rise to leadership with empathy. Though perhaps it should be taken into account that in our industry, leadership is determined by grants, research, and publications; this correlation between leaders and empathy might not exist in our culture. However, this quote from the article struck me as important:<\/p>\n

“Team members led by empathetic managers \u2014 who listen, hear, and take in what others think and feel \u2014 work in more productive, innovative, and satisfying ways.”<\/p>\n

If this also applies to scientists, it is in the best interest of a group, institute, and funding body to promote empathetic PIs and group leaders. But there exists what Dacher calls a power paradox, in which leaders find it harder to be empathetic and can even lose their ability to do so after they’ve gained power. It is interesting to wonder if this also applies in science, and explains some of the bad mentoring stories we’ve heard. We’d love to hear your opinions on the topic in the comment section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is an article by Dacher Keltner, one of the founders of the Greater Good Science Center and one of the leading psychologists today who studies emotions such as empathy, compassion, and awe, and the effects they have on individuals and groups. The article correlates rise to leadership with empathy. Though perhaps it should be … Continue reading The Secret to Being a Better Leader: See and Hear Others<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[38],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7z5Ki-8s","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":453,"url":"https:\/\/labmosphere.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/01\/mental-health-in-academic-research-a-systematic-problem\/","url_meta":{"origin":524,"position":0},"title":"Mental Health in Academic Research – A Systematic Problem","date":"June 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\"In recent years, a crisis has been building in academia,\" says this post on Polygeia. 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