Remember, empathy need not lead to sympathetically giving in to the ot…

Daniel Goleman
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Remember, empathy need not lead to sympathetically giving in to the other side’s demands—knowing how someone feels does not mean agreeing with them. ✨ Daniel Goleman (2009). Working with Emotional Intelligence, p.140, A&C Black
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Remember, empathy need not lead to sympathetically giving in to the other side’s demands—knowing how someone feels does not mean agreeing with them. ✨ Daniel Goleman (2009). Working with Emotional Intelligence, p.140, A&C Black

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