Functional Empathy that Supports Connection and Efficiency
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Roxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainer: Have you ever been in a meeting where the agenda is full and someone gets triggered? Did you get stuck in an empathy spiral that leads to a never ending meeting? Roxy Manning differentiates between healing empathy and functional empathy, and how you can be both productive and maintain connection to those in your meeting.
Healing empathy's purpose is connection and healing. Functional empathy purpose is just enough connection to move forward.
Keywords:
- Roxy Manning
- Roxanne Manning
- empathy
- meetings
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