The Empathy Edge

Maria Ross
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Failed product launches. Furious customers. Dysfunctional teams. Many of the problems we face in the business world (and frankly, society) stem from the same root cause: Lack of empathy. Speaker, author, strategist, and empathy advocate Maria Ross shares keen insights and inspiring interviews that prove empathy and compassion are the new paths to market-winning performance. Leveraging both inspiring stories and hard data, Ross connects empathetic leadership, cultures and brands to innovation, engagement, and bottom-line results. You’ll walk away with actionable strategies to amplify your impact, and learn how compassionate business tactics can transform your organization from the inside out. The Empathy Edge podcast provides a quick dose of motivation, wisdom, and practical actions that executive leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers can use right now. Ready to infuse YOUR organization with more empathy? Tune in to learn why cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive.

  1. 1d ago

    Dr. Adam Dorsay: The 4 Types of Connection That Transform Your Life and Leadership

    What if the secret to a more fulfilling life (and a more effective leadership style) isn't productivity or strategy, but connection? My guest today is Dr. Adam Dorsay, a licensed psychologist and executive coach in Silicon Valley, where he works with high-achieving professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and even professional athletes. He's the host of the award-winning SuperPsyched podcast and has delivered three highly regarded TEDx Talks.  Adam shares why so many of us are more disconnected than ever and what's really driving that gap. He unpacked the four types of human connection that are vital for a thriving life. We also explore what connection looks like in the workplace, how leaders can foster a genuine culture of empathy and belonging, and why diversity in your personal and professional connections along many vectors matters more than you think. Finally, he wrapped up with some incredibly grounding advice for anyone who feels like they're running on empty when it comes to meaningful relationships. If you're a leader wanting to build a more engaged, connected team, or simply someone craving more depth and fulfillment in your life, this conversation delivers both the science and the heart to help you get there.  To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com and search by episode title. Listen in for… Why connection is such a key element in our lives and the four ways which we connect.Creating your own Connection Formula.What connection means in the workplace and how leaders can foster a culture of connection.The importance of diversity in connections. Advice to build the necessary connections in your life, especially for those who feel they are lacking.  "We need to override our narcissistic tendencies and get to know our colleagues and go to bat for them, and they will go to bat for us.” —  Dr. Adam Dorsay Episode References:  The Empathy Edge Podcast: Dr. Adam Dorsay: How Ambition and Compassion Co-Exist for High-PerformersAtlas Obscura: atlasobscura.com  About Adam Dorsay, Psychologist, Author of Superpsyched: Dr. Adam Dorsay is a licensed psychologist and executive coach in Silicon Valley, where he works with high-achieving adults (including professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and professional athletes). Adam is the host of SuperPsyched, an award-winning podcast with more than 200 episodes. He has given three highly regarded TEDx Talks: one about men and their emotions, another about friendship in adulthood, and the most recent about the four ways humans connect. His new best-selling book is the International Impact Award-winning Super Psyched: Unleash the Power of the 4 Types of Connection and Live the Life You Love. Beyond his private practice, Adam is a resiliency expert who co-created an international program for Facebook’s Online Safety employees for several years. He now serves as the resiliency consultant to DigitalOcean and has frequent requests from the media for interviews. He has provided keynotes and trainings to multiple corporations and organizations, including Microsoft, LinkedIn, and the California Psychological Association. Connect with Adam Dorsay: Website: dradamdorsay.com  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adam-dorsay-psyd-cpcc-a582a2 Facebook: facebook.com/dradamdorsay  Book: Unleash the Power of the 4 Types of Connection and Live the Life You Love    Connect with Maria: Get Maria's books: Red-Slice.com/books Hire Maria to speak: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-Ross Take the LinkedIn Learning Courses! Leading with Empathy and Balancing Empathy, Accountability, and Results as a Leader  LinkedIn: Maria Ross Instagram: @redslicemaria Facebook: Red Slice

  2. 6d ago

    What Does It Mean to Be Human? Ep 4: Dream Forward, Remember Back

    In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do, and be — and why that's our greatest competitive advantage. Enjoy this limited subseries here on The Empathy Edge. Aspiration, Hope, Free Will & the Future-Oriented Mind Humans don't just live in the present. We imagine futures that don't exist yet, then try to build them, and we do it using the same neural machinery that lets us remember our past. Maria Ross and Rob Volpe explore what psychologist Endel Tulving called mental time travel: the brain's unique ability to simulate scenarios that haven't happened using a network that overlaps almost entirely with episodic memory. We can't dream forward if we can't look back. Yet, our memories can be unreliable, causing us to build narratives around what actually happened or how it impacted us. Are we the only species who can do this? That sets up the harder question: do we actually choose, or does it just feel like we do? Finally, we discuss the difference between hope and optimism. When humans are at their best, they describe aspiration, vision, and forward motion, but humans in survival mode, who cannot access hope or aspiration, are equally human. What does that tell us about how fragile, and how earned, this superpower really is? To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com and search by episode title.   "We don't just react to the present like many species. We reflect on the past. We imagine the future." —  Maria Ross   Episode References: Endel Tulving on mental time travel and episodic memory: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1301195110Neuroscience News on the contested legacy of Libet's free will experiment: neurosciencenews.com/libet-free-will-23756Daniel Dennett, Freedom EvolvesRebecca Solnit, Hope in the DarkFinding Your Roots with Roy Wood Jr., "Laughing on the Inside," Season 7, Episode 10: pbs.org/video/laughing-inside-gble34IEQ9 Integrative Enneagram: IEQ9.comHarry Pickens leadership work on self-regulation in challenging times and working with AI to build your human capacity: strategicneuroregulation.comMaslow's Hierarchy of Needs: simplypsychology.org/maslow.htmlThe AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist About Maria Ross: Maria Ross is a speaker, author, empathy strategist, and host of The Empathy Edge podcast, now in its sixth year. She believes cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive™, and has spent decades helping leaders balance empathy with accountability to drive better results, stronger teams, and lasting impact. She is the author of four books, including the award-winning The Empathy Dilemma, a Forbes.com contributor on Workplace Empathy, and creator of two LinkedIn Learning empathy courses. About Rob Volpe:  Rob Volpe is the Founder/CEO of Empathy Activist and the creator of The 5 Steps to Empathy, which he chronicles in his award-winning book Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time. He is a recognized thought leader,  speaker, and consultant in the improvement of communication and collaboration in organizations of all sizes in all industries. Connect with Rob Volpe: Website: robvolpe.expert Book: Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation X: x.com/rmvolpe LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rmvolpe Facebook: facebook.com/EmpathyActivist Instagram: instagram.com/empathy_activist   Connect with Maria: Get Maria's books: Red-Slice.com/books Hire Maria to speak: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-Ross Take the LinkedIn Learning Courses! Leading with Empathy and Balancing Empathy, Accountability, and Results as a Leader LinkedIn: Maria Ross Instagram: @redslicemaria Facebook: Red Slice

  3. Jul 21

    Dr. Tracy Brower: Why Community Is the Cure for the Loneliness Epidemic - at Work and in Life

    We are more connected and lonelier than ever. That paradox is shaping not just our personal lives, but our workplaces, our leadership, and our long-term well-being. And if we don’t address it intentionally, loneliness becomes more than a social issue; it becomes a business risk. Today, welcome back Dr. Tracy Brower, who has spent her career studying exactly this intersection of community, happiness, and the future of work. Listen in as we unpack the epidemic of loneliness, the ROI of community in the workplace, and how leaders can balance the human need for connection with the flexibility employees have come to expect. Tracy also shares practical ways to create the conditions for belonging and meaningful relationships without manufacturing culture or mandating connection.  Finally, we explore the power of mentorship and social capital, why diversity strengthens our communities when built with intention, and how even introverts benefit from thoughtful connection. This is a conversation about designing work and leadership around what humans actually need to thrive. To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com and search by episode title. Listen in for… Why loneliness is so prevalent, despite how digitally connected we now are. How work can be part of the solution to the loneliness epidemic. Building communities with intention. Thoughtful connection, for both introverts and extroverts. How to balance the need for human connection and the flexibility of hybrid work environments for leaders.  "You won't be purely happy if everybody's like you; your best happiness and well-being come when your network is about 50/50 - 50% who are more similar to you, 50% who are different from you." —  Dr. Tracy Brower   Episode References:  Book: Critical Connections: Build Relationships and Harness the Power of Community in Work and Life: https://www.porchlightbooks.com/products/critical-connections-tracy-brower-9781394362264 The Empathy Edge podcast: Dr. Tracy Brower: The Secret to Happiness at WorkNeil Miller: How to Make Hybrid Work WORK!Jessica Swank: How Box Navigates the New World of WorkShasta Nelson: Why Successful Leaders Encourage Work Friendships About Dr. Tracy Brower, PhD: Author, Critical Connections, The Secrets to Happiness at Work, Bring Work to Life Dr. Tracy Brower is a PhD sociologist studying community, happiness, and the future of work and life. She is a Global 50 Thinker and the award-winning author of three books: Critical Connections, The Secrets to Happiness at Work, and Bring Work to Life. She is the vice president of workplace insights with Steelcase and a senior contributor to Forbes and Fast Company. She is a Top 101 Experience and Engagement Influencer, and her work has been translated into 25 languages, while her TEDx talk has been viewed 8.6 million times.  Connect with Tracy: Website: tracybrower.com  X: x.com/TracyBrower108  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tracybrowerphd  Instagram: instagram.com/tlb108  TikTok: tiktok.com/@tracybrowerauthor    Connect with Maria: Get Maria's books: Red-Slice.com/books Hire Maria to speak: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-Ross Take the LinkedIn Learning Courses! Leading with Empathy and Balancing Empathy, Accountability, and Results as a Leader  LinkedIn: Maria Ross Instagram: @redslicemaria Facebook: Red Slice

  4. Jul 16

    What Does It Mean to Be Human? Ep 3: Feeling Everything

    In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do, and be — and why that's our greatest competitive advantage. Enjoy this limited subseries here on The Empathy Edge. Is being vulnerable and admitting mistakes part of being human? Antonio Damasio is a professor at USC, not Vanderbilt. We apologize for any confusion. Emotion, Empathy, Vulnerability & LoveHumans feel, and we feel in ways that are layered, contradictory, and impossible to fully optimize away. Today, Maria Ross and Rob Volpe explore the full emotional range: why grief and joy aren't opposites, why vulnerability is the prerequisite for genuine connection, and why desire, longing, and love remain stubbornly resistant to logic.  They discuss the Feelings Wheel as a lens for emotional nuance, consider what happens when empathy erodes entirely, and finally, they discuss the question of empathy and AI: it can simulate empathy through language, but emotion, at its deepest level, is not information processing.  Listen in as they discuss feeling everything - for that is how we experience life and connect with others. To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com and search by episode title. "I think the allure of AI for some people is that ‘I'm going to get a very objective, pragmatic, data-driven answer, devoid of emotion.’ But then that's why sometimes what you get back doesn't work in real life." —  Maria Ross   Episode References:  The Empathy Edge: Dr. Michelle Zhou: Empathic AI is Real, and It’s Here – But We Need Everyone Involved!Melina Palmer: Why Your Customers Can’t Tell You What They WantRob’s newsletter about our hardwiring to be afraid: readingbetweenthelines.beehiiv.com/p/the-only-thing-we-have-to-fear-is-the-story-fear-tells-usRob on Toxic Empathy: readingbetweenthelines.beehiiv.com/p/empathy-s-dark-side-a-field-guide-to-missing-the-point-5dd6The Feelings Wheel (Gloria Willcox, original): feelingswheel.comSimon Baron-Cohen, The Science of EvilAntonio Damasio on emotion and decision-making, via ScienceDirect: sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0899825604001034New York Times Opinion on Empathy and Ethics: nytimes.com/2025/05/04/opinion/empathy-ethics.htmlPaul Bloom, Against EmpathyChip Heath and Dan Heath, DecisiveFrans de Waal, Mama's Last HugBrené Brown on vulnerability and connection: https://brenebrown.com/articles/ About Maria Ross:  Maria Ross is a speaker, author, empathy strategist, and host of The Empathy Edge podcast, now in its sixth year. She believes cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive™, and has spent decades helping leaders balance empathy with accountability to drive better results, stronger teams, and lasting impact. She is the author of four books, including the award-winning The Empathy Dilemma, a Forbes.com contributor on Workplace Empathy, and creator of two LinkedIn Learning empathy courses.  About Rob Volpe:  Rob Volpe is the Founder/CEO of Empathy Activist and the creator of The 5 Steps to Empathy, which he chronicles in his award-winning book Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time. He is a recognized thought leader,  speaker, and consultant in the improvement of communication and collaboration in organizations of all sizes in all industries.   Connect with Rob Volpe:   Website: robvolpe.expert  Instagram: instagram.com/empathy_activist  Book: Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation X: x.com/rmvolpe  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rmvolpe  Facebook: facebook.com/EmpathyActivist    Connect with Maria: Get Maria's books: Red-Slice.com/books Hire Maria to speak: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-Ross Take the LinkedIn Learning Courses! Leading with Empathy and Balancing Empathy, Accountability, and Results as a Leader  LinkedIn: Maria Ross Instagram: @redslicemaria Facebook: Red Slice

  5. Jul 14

    July 2026 Hot Take: Connection, Hope

    Connection isn't a nice-to-have. It is the thing - the whole thing. And right now, in a world that seems to be working overtime to divide us, finding our people and building our communities might just be the most radical, most hopeful, and frankly most strategic thing we can do. Maria discusses the importance of connection and hope in this divided world, emphasizing community and collaboration as powerful tools in the fight against division and discord. She discusses the imperfect and awkward actions that lead to real change, and invites everyone to start today to start to build stronger connections at work and in life.  This month on the podcast, the theme is connection and hope - and hope can feel pretty hard to come by these days. So continue to listen in and continue to build community, build joy, and build collaboration. They are among the most powerful forces we have against injustice, against tribalism, against the kind of fear and division that wants to keep us isolated and manageable. To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com and search by episode title. Listen in for… Why community is a radical act in today's environment.Why intentionally creating diverse teams and groups helps us innovate more, make better decisions, and even be happier.Maria's personal successes and misses in building community and making connections.Why we need to reach out instead of retreat when things get hard.Three ways you can start building more connections right now.  "Collaboration and joy in community are not distractions from the fight for a better world. They ARE the fight. They are how we sustain ourselves, build power, and remind each other that another way is possible." —  Maria Ross   Connect with Maria: Get Maria's books: Red-Slice.com/books Hire Maria to speak: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-Ross Take the LinkedIn Learning Courses! Leading with Empathy and Balancing Empathy, Accountability, and Results as a Leader  LinkedIn: Maria Ross Instagram: @redslicemaria Facebook: Red Slice

  6. Jul 9

    What Does It Mean to Be Human? Ep 2: We Know We're Going to Die

    In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do, and be — and why that's our greatest competitive advantage. Enjoy this limited subseries on The Empathy Edge. Mortality, Impermanence & Why It Drives EverythingWe may be the only species that lives with the conscious knowledge of our own death. Maria and Rob sit with an uncomfortable truth of human existence: that we are finite, and that knowledge shapes how we love, create, grieve, and find meaning. Something AI cannot even register. We explore what it means to be a time-malleable species - aware of the past, present, and future in ways no other animal appears to be - and we are most when time starts to run out.  We look at evidence of grief in elephants and chimps, asking whether mourning requires mortality awareness or whether it's something else.  Rob asks Maria about her own 2008 near-death experience from a brain aneurysm, and together they wrestle with the near-death experience as a pivot point: the moment when abstract knowledge of death becomes real, and life suddenly looks completely different.  To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com and search by episode title. "One of the fundamental aspects of the human experience is knowing that death’s coming, but we all, as humans, deal with that knowledge very differently." —  Rob Volpe   Episode References:  Rob’s project: Cross-generational conversations: form.typeform.com/to/Mf5GDlYTRob’s newsletter: Hardwired to be afraid: readingbetweenthelines.beehiiv.com/p/the-only-thing-we-have-to-fear-is-the-story-fear-tells-us The Empathy Edge: Ashley Jones: How to Courageously Lead and Support Through GriefStephanie Sarazin: What Is Ambiguous Grief and How To Show UpRon Gura: How Technology Helps People Navigate Grief and LossJane Goodall Institute on chimp grief: news.janegoodall.org/2019/07/24/now-we-must-redefine-man-or-accept-chimpanzees-ashumansKara Swisher Wants to Live Forever: cnn.com/kara-swisher-wants-to-live-foreverSan Junipero episode: Black Mirror: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_JuniperoRebooting My Brain by Maria RossMy Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte TaylorThe Tibetan Book of the DeadUpload  Washington Post: Perspective piece by a hospice worker: wapo.st/4oPoZGp7 Things to Know about Death, per Death Doulas: wapo.st/4oSLOZU About Maria Ross:  Maria Ross is a speaker, author, empathy strategist, and host of The Empathy Edge podcast, now in its sixth year. She believes cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive™, and has spent decades helping leaders balance empathy with accountability to drive better results, stronger teams, and lasting impact. She is the author of four books, including the award-winning The Empathy Dilemma, a Forbes.com contributor on Workplace Empathy, and creator of two LinkedIn Learning empathy courses.  About Rob Volpe:  Rob Volpe is the Founder/CEO of Empathy Activist and the creator of The 5 Steps to Empathy, which he chronicles in his award-winning book Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time. He is a recognized thought leader,  speaker, and consultant in the improvement of communication and collaboration in organizations of all sizes in all industries.   Connect with Rob Volpe:   Website: robvolpe.expert  Book: Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation X: x.com/rmvolpe  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rmvolpe  Facebook: facebook.com/EmpathyActivist  Instagram: instagram.com/empathy_activist    Connect with Maria: Get Maria's books: Red-Slice.com/books Hire Maria to speak: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-Ross Take the LinkedIn Learning Courses! Leading with Empathy and Balancing Empathy, Accountability, and Results as a Leader  LinkedIn: Maria Ross Instagram: @redslicemaria Facebook: Red Slice

  7. Jul 7

    Aubrey Morgan Yee: Radical Collaboration to Create Alternate Futures

    What if the future of leadership isn’t about scaling faster or competing harder, but about finding empathy and remembering what it truly means to be human? Aubrey Morgan Yee invites us into a radically different way of thinking about leadership, collaboration, and the futures we’re actively creating. She is a cultural strategist, narrative practitioner, and empathy-centered futurist whose work bridges emotional intelligence, systems thinking, and Indigenous wisdom. After experiencing profound personal collapse, Aubrey rebuilt her life around empathy, presence, and purpose. That lived experience now informs her work with leaders and changemakers seeking to grow their impact without losing their humanity. We explore the idea of radical collaboration rooted in Indigenous frameworks that teach us new ways of understanding time, trust, leadership, and technology. We also talk about alternative and preferred futures, and how imagination is not a luxury but a leadership responsibility. Aubrey shares what her personal collapse taught her about empathetic leadership, how emotional presence and cultural storytelling shape resilient organizations, and why the stories we choose to live by can either limit us or unlock entirely new realities. This is a conversation for leaders ready to question old myths, collaborate rather than compete, and help build futures that are not just more effective but more humane. To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com and search by episode title. Listen in for… The Indigenous frameworks that teach us new ways of understanding, and how Indigenous cultures are among the most technologically advanced.How to navigate fear of change and choose to co-create instead.What pronoia means and how it is the antidote to what is keeping systems stuck. Why emotional presence and cultural storytelling shape resilient organizations. "’Indigenous mind’ is just a way of being. It's a very grounded understanding that there are ways of thinking about what it means to be human, what it means to be a leader, what it means to be in business." —  Aubrey Morgan Yee Episode References:  Project BiomeCitizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of UsThe Empathy Edge: Dr. Michelle Zhou: Empathic AI is Real, and It’s Here – But We Need Everyone Involved!Dr. Cori Lathan: Benevolent Cyborgs and a Techno-Optimist’s View on Technology About Aubrey Morgan Yee, Ph.D, Indigenous Politics and Alternative Futures: Aubrey Morgan Yee is a cultural strategist, narrative practitioner, and empathy-centered futurist with a PhD in Indigenous Politics and Alternative Futures. After overcoming alcoholism and burnout, Aubrey rebuilt her life around empathy, presence, and purpose—now guiding others to do the same. Her work bridges emotional intelligence, systems thinking, and Indigenous wisdom to support leaders and changemakers in building more compassionate, regenerative futures. She’s led cultural transformation initiatives for organizations like Culture Hack Labs and Project Biome, founded the rewilding sanctuary Hokuao Farm & Temple on O‘ahu, and hosts the Beloved Futures podcast. Her book, Our Beloved Futures, is a call to reimagine what it means to be fully human, to face and metabolize the toxic systems of modernity. Aubrey brings a rare blend of vulnerability, strategy, and deep presence—offering practical insights for leaders seeking to grow their impact without losing their humanity. Connect with Aubrey:  Our Beloved Futures: ourbelovedfutures.com  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aubrey-yee-phd-110153186   Instagram: instagram.com/aubrey.morgan.yee  Beloved Futures: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beloved-futures/id1681375129  Connect with Maria: Get Maria's books: Red-Slice.com/books Hire Maria to speak: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-Ross Take the LinkedIn Learning Courses! Leading with Empathy and Balancing Empathy, Accountability, and Results as a Leader  LinkedIn: Maria Ross Instagram: @redslicemaria Facebook

  8. Jul 2

    What Does It Mean to Be Human? Ep 1: The Aware Animal

    In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do, and be — and why that's our greatest competitive advantage. Enjoy this limited subseries here on The Empathy Edge. Self-Awareness, Consciousness & the Brain That Knows ItselfWhat does it mean to be aware that you exist? In this first episode of the What Does It Mean to Be Human? subseries, Maria Ross and Rob Volpe dig into one of the most profound and surprisingly unsettled questions in science and philosophy: what makes human consciousness distinct from every other species on the planet — and why does that question matter more urgently now than ever before? From the evolutionary leap of the prefrontal cortex, to Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey's field evidence of chimp and gorilla emotional lives, to Michael Pollan's exploration of "the hard problem" of consciousness, Maria and Rob explore the idea that humans aren't running a different program than other animals — we're running a souped-up version of largely the same one. And yet something tipped. Something made us capable of recursive self-awareness: knowing that we exist, wondering why, and imagining how others see us. What was that tipping point? And can any technology ever cross it? To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com, search by episode title. "People interact with AI as though there is a human behind it, because it communicates, and I think that's part of the danger that we're running into." —  Rob Volpe Episode References:  Jane Goodall Institute: Now We Must Redefine Man, or Accept Chimpanzees as Humans? https://news.janegoodall.org/2019/07/24/now-we-must-redefine-man-or-accept-chimpanzees-ashumans/PNAS Study on Human vs. Chimp Brain Connectivity: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1818512116The Conversation: What Makes the Human Brain Unique? https://theconversation.com/what-makes-the-human-brain-unique-we-compared-it-with-monkeys-and-apes-to-find-out-252331Michael Pollan: A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness https://michaelpollan.com/books/a-world-appears/The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist: https://www.focusfeatures.com/the-ai-doc-or-how-i-became-an-apocaloptimist The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Confessions/Paul-Bradley-Carr/9781668074411 About Rob Volpe:  Rob Volpe is the Founder/CEO of Empathy Activist and the creator of The 5 Steps to Empathy, which he chronicles in his award-winning book Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time. He is a recognized thought leader,  speaker, and consultant in the improvement of communication and collaboration in organizations of all sizes in all industries.  He is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and lives in San Francisco with his husband and 3 cats.  Learn more at his website: www.robvolpe.expert or follow on Instagram: @Empathy_Activist. Connect with Rob Volpe:   Website: robvolpe.expert  Book: Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation X: x.com/rmvolpe  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rmvolpe  Facebook: facebook.com/EmpathyActivist  Instagram: instagram.com/empathy_activist    Connect with Maria: Get Maria's books: Red-Slice.com/books Hire Maria to speak: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-Ross Take the LinkedIn Learning Courses! Leading with Empathy and Balancing Empathy, Accountability, and Results as a Leader  LinkedIn: Maria Ross Instagram: @redslicemaria Facebook: Red Slice

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Failed product launches. Furious customers. Dysfunctional teams. Many of the problems we face in the business world (and frankly, society) stem from the same root cause: Lack of empathy. Speaker, author, strategist, and empathy advocate Maria Ross shares keen insights and inspiring interviews that prove empathy and compassion are the new paths to market-winning performance. Leveraging both inspiring stories and hard data, Ross connects empathetic leadership, cultures and brands to innovation, engagement, and bottom-line results. You’ll walk away with actionable strategies to amplify your impact, and learn how compassionate business tactics can transform your organization from the inside out. The Empathy Edge podcast provides a quick dose of motivation, wisdom, and practical actions that executive leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers can use right now. Ready to infuse YOUR organization with more empathy? Tune in to learn why cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive.

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  • Creator
    Maria Ross
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    335
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2020-2026 Maria Ross
  • Show Website
    The Empathy Edge