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A lady who confided about certain things she was going through happened to engage in a brawl with one of her colleagues, named Kemi (not the real name) who just kept nagging at her to get their present task done. She was so immersed in her thoughts when Kemi approached her and needed to know why she was so careless and undedicated to her work to have repeatedly made same mistakes on just a task. Rather than apologise, she retorted back at Kemi; “Leave me alone and have compassion. Let me be and stop being so judgmental.” Kemi was taken aback with surprise and rather than asked what the situation was fired back at her.  She must have thought, “Hell No, will I allow this one talk to me like that.” The next thing she said was, “Do I look like source of your problem? Or why will you say that I have no compassion. I care less about you, just get the work done and go sort out your problem.” Pow! Kemi walked out having said such words and she (the lady) also yelled back...

Empathy is what we experience when we feel other people's pain or joy—it is our ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, and understand and share what they are feeling. According to dictionary.com, Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Most leaders are less concerned about the welfare or the worried look on an employee’s face in the discharge of his duties. “At least they are getting paid and should deliver whatever was assigned to them with no stories.” Says an entrepreneur who feels business should strictly be business and not be interfered with whatever issues an employee may be going through. He may be right but don’t you think the welfare of an employee matters a lot in achieving good results and more effective results to help grow your establishments?   There was a case of a worker who usually comes late to the office, he had been called several times and issued warnings. But as much as he really tried to make ...

Most employers really do not see any reason why they should admit their mistakes especially in the presence of their employees; some feel that it will make them less of who they are or it may diminish any form of authority they possess. So how does a leader admits his mistakes when the decision he suggested didn’t work out? Blame his any of his employees? Push it aside and focus on the present one as if it didn’t happen? Which of these would you have done? Do you think once you admit your mistakes, you may no longer raise your shoulder and walk across their office rooms or even issue anymore orders? Or is that you do not want to pass across a message where they feel that you are not the all-knowing as you present yourself to be? It is no big deal to admit your mistakes and seek for your employees’ opinion on the issues at hand. Ask for their opinion on the work at hand and liaise together on ways to better carry out such work operations. In short, being accessible,...