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GA 430 | The Importance of Empathetic Leadership with Bhavana Bartholf

Avatar photo By Jessica Bush Updated on August 8th, 2022

This week’s guest is Bhavana Bartholf. Bhavana is the Global Head of Digital & Sales Strategy at Microsoft and a keynote speaker at this year’s AME International Conference. Ron and Bhavana discussed empathy, culture, trust, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

  • The quote Bhavana likes (2:45)
  • The upcoming AME conference (4:03)
  • Bhavana’s background (4:38)
  • The importance of empathetic leadership (6:53)
  • Practicing empathy in tough situations (8:49)
  • Some of the lessons she learned from her grandfather (10:50)
  • What culture means to her (15:03)
  • When someone breaks your trust (17:52)
  • How she handles bad days (22:22)
  • The advice she’d give her younger self (26:49)
  • Her final words of wisdom (29:03)

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Jessica Bush

Jessica is responsible for the editorial aspects of Gemba Academy’s content, focusing on course materials, podcast production, social media, and other copywriting efforts. An avid advocate of entrepreneurship, Jessica has worked with two technology startups as co-founder and head marketing strategist. Jessica received her BS in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a minor in Music.

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