The Quiet Power of the Empathetic Leader with Navy SEAL turned rowing coach Gordon Schmidt
When morale problems affect a team, some leaders choose to make a big, rousing speech. But quite often, it’s the quiet leader who leads with empathy that sees a better emotional solution. Gordon Schmidt is a retired Navy SEAL with enough combat experience to understand that empathy is an operational advantage, not a…
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