Listen with Presence: Empathy, Emotional Intelligence and Self-Leadership

What if empathy in leadership begins before you try to fix anything?

In this short In-Light Moment from Confident Leadership. In Colour., Hanna Zaxmy continues the hammock reflection series through the CONFIDENT Framework — arriving at E for Empathy.

This episode explores how listening with presence can help others feel seen, heard and valued. Empathy is not always about having the right answer, carrying everything for someone else or rushing to solve the situation. Sometimes, empathy begins with a simple invitation:

Tell me more.

You’ll be invited to reflect on one question this week:

Who needs me to listen with more presence this week?

Use the extra minutes after this short episode to reflect, journal, take a walk or reach out to one person who may need your presence more than your solution.

In this episode:

00:00 Welcome to In-Light Moments
00:40 E for Empathy in the CONFIDENT Framework
00:53 From inward reflection to outward leadership
02:16 Empathy begins with presence
02:47 Why people need to feel seen in leadership
03:21 The power of “Tell me more”
04:36 This week’s reflection question
05:32 Three questions and one small action
06:15 Listening for the colours behind the words
06:57 Follow the podcast

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