PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Empathy is the underlying foundation of social intelligence (Mead, 1934)
Empathy was found to be significantly related to self-esteem
A component of emotional intelligence, EQ is more important than IQ in predicting job success (Goleman, 1995)
As empathy has dipped, narcissism rates increased 58% (Konrath, 2012).
U.S. teens are now 40% lower in empathy than three decades ago (Konrath, 2012).
Empathetic students display more classroom engagement, higher academic achievementand better communication skills (Jones 2014).
Empathy boosts employability; named top for Global Economic Forum.: Forbes urgescompanies to adopt empathy & perspective-taking principles; Harvard Business Review says it is of the “essential ingredients for leadership success and excellent performance.
