The Empathy Equation

As a community of developers, we need to place a priority on seeking interdependence instead of independence; in our technology choices, our hiring practices and the way we interact with team members. Creating a healthy team begins by putting everyone on a level emotional playing field; we are all broken in one way or another and the first step to eliminating unhealthy team environments is figuring out how to admit that honestly. If we are to move forward together we need to talk about the hard things: how to cultivate empathy, when to speak up, when to stay quiet, how to build trust, and how to handle conflict without imploding.

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1. Dave Mosher Test Double, LLC 1 2 3 4 THE EMPATHY EQUATION
2. EVERYTHING IS… AWESOME?
3. INDEPENDENCE 1 INTERDEPENDENCE 2
4. FUNDAMENTALLY BROKEN 1
5. CULTIVATING EMPATHY 1
6. UNDERSTANDING EMPATHY 1
7. EMPATHY IS NOT A SUPERPOWER* 1
8. PATH TO ACTION
 PERCEPTION 1 See and Hear 2 Act
9. PATH TO ACTION REALITY 1 See and Hear 2 Tell a Story 3 Feel 4 Act
10. EMPATHY INJECTION IN THE PATH TO ACTION 1 See and Hear 2 Tell a Story 4 Feel 5 Act 3 Empathize
11. “THE TEAMMATE” 1
12. THE PATH TO ACTION 1 See and Hear = 2 Tell a Story 3 Feel 4 Action
13. INJECTING EMPATHY 1 See and Hear 2 Tell a Story 4 Feel 5 Action 3 Empathize
14. “THE PM” 1
15. THE PATH TO ACTION 1 2 3 4 See and Hear Tell a Story Feel Action
16. INJECTING EMPATHY 1 2 4 2 3 4 5 See and Hear Tell a Story Feel Action Empathize
17. “THE PHONE CALL” 1
18. THE PATH TO ACTION 1 2 3 4 See and Hear Tell a Story Feel Action
19. INJECTING EMPATHY 1 2 4 2 3 4 5 See and Hear Tell a Story Feel Action Empathize
20. CULTIVATING EMPATHY 1a 1b
21. UNDERSTAND WE ALL COME “AS-IS” 1
22. IDENTIFY AREAS OF PERSONAL WEAKNESS 1
23. CULTIVATE A LIFESTYLE OF SELF IMPROVEMENT 1
24. LEARN THE ART OF INTROSPECTION 1
25. FIND “YOUR” PEOPLE 1
26. SEEK MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY 1 ? ?
27. BE INTENTIONAL WITH RELATIONSHIPS 1
28. BE CAREFUL WITH IDEALS 1
29. THE PATH TO EMPATHY 1 “as-is” “self improvement” “mutual accountability”
30. THE EMPATHY EQUATION Dave Mosher Test Double, LLC @dmosher