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🚨Op-Ed #4🚨 Leading Through the Unknown: Why Empathy and Servant Leadership Are No Longer Optional Estimated read time: ~5 minutes This past week, I spent some intentional time reflecting. Everywhere you look—whether it’s in boardrooms or everyday conversations—you can feel the tension. Society feels stretched. Leaders feel the pressure. And the truth is, the old playbooks won’t carry us through times like these. In this piece, I share a lesson I learned years ago—coaching an 8th grade girls basketball team to a perfect season—and how that experience shaped my view of leadership today. Empathy and servant leadership aren’t soft skills. They’re survival skills. Not just for organizations, but for the people who build them. I also reflect on something I rarely hear discussed: as leaders, we must be willing to fill our own cup first—because you cannot pour into others from an empty one. You serve best from your overflow, not from your exhaustion. If you’re leading right now—at any level—I hope this challenges and encourages you. Because in uncertain times, leadership isn’t about shouting louder. It’s about stewarding people better. #CLevelWithCLo #Leadership #EmpathyInAction #ServantLeadership #FutureOfWork #SelfLeadership #CEOPerspective