What if you could lead with strength and compassion? Negotiate effectively and ethically? Live from rigorous principles and deep connection? Find answers in this radical new paradigm of personal power.
"A radical approach to influence rooted in ethical strength." - Dr. Mike Dow, New York Times bestselling author of The Brain Fog Fix
We think of empathy as an emotional stance: we feel what someone else is feeling. But in this book, Shermin Kruse outlines a form of empathy that's based in cognition - a way to understand someone else's thoughts and feelings while keeping emotions at a distance - and shows how we can maneuver from "emotional empathy" to "cognitive empathy."
Kruse uses Stoic philosophy and modern science to explain the mechanics of emotional regulation and control, showing how to:
- Assess the power dynamics of any situation
- Manage our own emotions and the emotions of others
- Turn conflict into connection
- Steer a challenging conversation toward the result we want
Whether you're a leader striving to succeed with integrity, an educator seeking to guide curious minds with compassion, a parent nurturing resilience in your children or someone at a personal or professional crossroad, Stoic Empathy is an essential toolkit for negotiating success in life.
