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Building a Culture of Empathy:
Empathy 4 Equity Partners with executives, boards, leaders, and employees for profit, and nonprofit organizations to establish a compelling vision and strategy to achieve goals. Our work and engagements help leaders and organizations better focus on their own missions, so that ultimately everyone can bring their full self to work. Empathy, the ability to put oneself in the shoes of another is critical for effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) planning and implementation. Identifying root causes of behavior does not mean excusing them; it simply means acknowledging where people are at, making space for dialogue and change, and doing so while focusing on goals of inclusion. Additionally, improving equity involves increasing justice and fairness within the procedures and processes of institutions or systems, as well as in their distribution of resources. Tackling equity issues requires an understanding of the root causes of outcome disparities within our society. For DEI changes to be meaningful and sustainable, we needed to tap into empathy and equity. Empathy 4 Equity’s strategy in building a Culture of Empathy rest on four intersecting pillars.
