3 kinds of Empathy

Does hearing about Emotional Intelligence (EI) get old?  For me NO……and I heard something new related to the “EMPATHY” component of EI that I thought “share worthy”.

Give me 10 seconds to remind everyone of a simple equation for EI (noting, definitions can vary a bit).

I remember the equation like this….. (Self + Others, broken into 5 components)

SELF (1) Be self-aware + (2) Control yourself + (3) Express emotions reasonably

+ Others (4) Interact with common sense + (5) Empathy

The NEW part I heard:

There are 3 varieties of Empathy:

Cognitive — understanding how a person sees the world;

Emotional — reading their feelings; and

Empathic concern — caring about them

For me, I lean in to “empathic” first followed by “emotional”.  The “cognitive” empathy is 3rd place in my capability.

What does it matter……???

EI is proven to link to business success --- so you should have an idea of your EI & work to improve whatever component needs elevating --- if necessary.

Is there a component you need to work on?