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Podcast: Deep Leadership
Episode: How Great Leaders Turn Empathy into Power with Jess Baker
Description: How Great Leaders Turn Empathy into Power
Empathy is praised in leadership—and often quietly punished.
In this episode, Jon Rennie is joined by Jess Baker, chartered business psychologist and author of The Super Helper Syndrome, to explore how great leaders turn empathy into real power without being overlooked or burned out.
Jess explains why highly empathic professionals are often passed over for leadership roles, even though they’re holding teams together behind the scenes. She shows how empathy, when used intentionally, becomes a strategic leadership advantage rather than a career liability.
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