101. The Rise of the Empathetic Leader with Career Development Visionary, Ryan McCrea

Leaders – are you looking to become more kindhearted leader? If so, we have the perfect guest for you. Ryan McCrea is a compassionate, heartfelt, and dare I say, empathetic leader who will guide you with a self-assessment on emotional intelligence and how you can lead with empathy. Ryan McCrea is focused on making an impact by helping organizations maximize and develop talent through creative people solutions. He’s passionate about helping others own their career and providing thought leadership on strategic talent management, leadership development, mentoring, team dynamics and culture building. Ryan is currently the Head of Career Development at Atlassian, where he focuses on career development and mobility programs for a growing global technology company with more than 8,000 employees. Prior to Atlassian, Ryan was Vice President – Manager of Talent Development at Commerce Bank. In this position, he launched a corporate-wide professional development program, while overseeing the strategy around people and leadership growth.    He's seen how empathy can transform teams, and he wants to show you the way. Get your notebooks ready, and hit play on this heartfelt episode. Show Links:

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