What if our biggest barrier to achieving gender equity isn’t just policy or prejudice but the absence of perspective? Empathy -particularly perspective-taking - is a powerful but underused tool for societal transformation. This insight resonates deeply with our mission at Cognitive Humanity, where we believe that cultivating empathy at scale personalised, measurable, and dynamic is the key to lasting behavioural change in workplaces and beyond

In our last post, we looked at how power and perspective-taking often work in isolation-and why that can create problems. Now, let’s explore what happens when empathy and influence come together.

We talk a lot about empathy at work. And we talk a lot about leadership. But rarely do we talk about how the two need each other-and why separating them can quietly undermine everything we’re trying to build.

In part one of our series, we explored the concept of covering and its impact on individuals and organizations. Now, let's dive into how empathy can be a powerful antidote to covering, creating spaces where people feel seen, valued, and free to be themselves.

Leadership is not just a title or a position; it's a complex interplay of personality, values, and our impact on those around us.
Over the past century, leadership studies have evolved dramatically. We have seen the emergence of various leadership models, including servant leadership, transformational leadership, situational leadership, democratic leadership, and charismatic leadership.