Empathy: Your Leadership Cheat Code for 2025

Let’s talk about leadership. Empathy isn’t just a feel-good skill—it’s the move. With burnout culture and fake urgency running rampant (looking at you, spray-tan dictators), we need leaders who get it. People aren’t productivity robots. They’re humans, and leading with heart changes the game.

🎟️ Your Golden Ticket to Better Leadership

Empathy is your golden ticket, but only if you use it. Leaders who care build trust, morale, and connections. McKinsey says it best: when leaders show they care, teams thrive.

Take Gigi Diaz, founding friend, ‘SOFT BOSS’ and business coach, for example. She’s ‘QUEENED’ the art of balancing empathy and strategy, proving that businesses built on human connection win. Want to lead like Gigi? Start by putting your people first—the ROI will follow.

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🎤 Want to Flex That Empathy Muscle?

Looking to communicate with heart and confidence? Meet Coach Cathey Armillas and Coach Marc Williams, the duo behind Speaker Skills Academy. Their upcoming Creative Lab will be hosted during TEDxPortland this April and is designed to help you master the art of impactful communication. It’s not just about public speaking—it’s about connecting with people in ways that inspire, engage, and, yes, flex that empathy muscle.

🤖 Empathy + Tech = The New Gold Standard

AI can crunch numbers, but empathy? That’s all you. TechXplore reminds us that robots can’t replace genuine human connection—and thank goodness for that.

Want to demystify tech without losing your humanity? Join our Q2 Boost Camp to boss the bots and integrate AI with confidence. Or, if you’re ready for a tailored approach, check out our 1:1 AI Confidence Coaching designed to make tech work for you, not the other way around.

💼 Burnout? Fake Urgency? Let’s Skip It.

Burnout is a scam. Constant "go-go-go" isn’t it. National Geographic says empathy stops the grind and focuses on what actually matters. And the four-day workweek proves that less grind = more greatness.

Take CHANI, a woman-owned tech company doubling down on employee well-being. Their empathetic approach hasn’t just kept their team happy—it’s boosted their profits by 50% over three years. The takeaway? Empathy is good for people and business.

❤️ Ready to Lead with Heart? ❤️

Q2 Boost Camp: Demystify AI and lead with humanity.
1:1 AI Confidence Coaching: Personalized tech guidance for heart-centered leaders.

Empathy isn’t just nice—it’s your edge. Let’s lead with heart and build businesses 4 good—together.

_{ICYMI: Calling for Women in Business Who Give a Damn!}

I’ve written a blog about my extra empathic empathy that I’ve been training my entire life. It isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s your leadership superpower. And since I’ve harnessed mine ( & the bots), I’m sharing that super power with you. Whether it’s bossing the bots with humanity, escaping fake urgency, or ditching burnout for good, this blog lays out why leading with heart is, in fact, the New Gold Standard. 👉🏽 Click here to check out the full blog 

Get started on your spring level up and join me as we boss the bots with kindness. 👉🏽 Click here to save your spot in the Q2 Boost Camp starting March 4

I’ve said it before and will keep saying it….

We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. Let’s build better and more sustainable business by demystifying tech tools.

After all, a hammer and even a nail file was once considered technology.

Catch you on the kind side,
Rose Kaz