ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In the ‘Manage Self, Lead Others’ emotional intelligence and leadership podcast, Daniel Murray brings empathy back to where it belongs - at work, right in the middle of performance, trust, and everyday decisions.
In this episode, you’ll learn how empathy becomes a practical leadership tool, what “consciously curious” looks like in real conversations, and why people don’t resist change, they resist feeling ignored.
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SOUND BITES
[1:34] The “Gantt chart blind spot” … What gets missed when project plans ignore motivation, buy-in, and human variability.
[2:22] Why people are not “FTE” … Treating humans like machines quietly blows timelines and budgets.
[3:48] Change management as the missing role … Why implementation needs communication, support, and a human timeline, not just tasks
[4:55] How trust and relationships determine whether change frameworks actually work.
[6:25] Consciously curious leadership …Being interested without judgement, agendas, or forcing an outcome, even when pressure is on.
[10:03] Decision-making is only half the story. The outcome is shaped by belief, buy-in, and what happens during implementation.
[12:26] Communicating the “why” and the context … How to explain the path to the decision so teams stop resisting the change.
[14:10] Humility in leadership calls … Inviting input, staying open to course-correction, and treating change as a shared relationship.
[15:49] The real trust question: shifting from “who do I trust?” to “who trusts me?” and how that changes everything.
[17:33] The psychology of uncertainty … How the brain fills gaps with worst-case scenarios, and why leaders must reduce ambiguity.
[20:19] Turning empathy into performance, what empathy looks like in feedback, accountability, and leading teams through change.
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