We share entrepreneurial stories to inspire great ideas...
Melissa Robinson-Winemiller
Dr. Melissa is flipping the script on what leadership really means. With over 20 years of cross-industry experience, she helps leaders build emotionally intelligent cultures that don’t just feel good, they get results. A TEDx speaker, EQ coach, and soon-to-be author of The Empathic Leader (out July 15), she brings lived experience, research, and real-world tools to the table. Her mission? To move empathy from the sidelines to center stage (where it belongs) and help leaders lead like humans. Connect with Melissa here…
Join us in Season #6 for an interview with Melissa on our YouTube channel Business Mentorship Keepin It Real
and if you’re on the move here is the podcast on ITunes
Author, TEDx, International Speaker, Coach
- Contributed By: Melissa Robinson-Winemiller
Tell us a little something about your business...
My book is titled The Empathic Leader: How EQ via Empathy Transforms Leadership for Better Profit, Productivity, and Innovation, and that sums it up. I’m completing my doctorate in leadership and empathy because I believe it’s gravely needed in our modern organizations, but I don’t see people teaching it as a skills-based, data-driven, and results oriented thing. I believe the use of empathy, especially to connect to other EQ skills, will be the thing to propel our superstar leaders into the future.
When was your lightbulb moment?
I had to leave a decades-long career in music when I was assaulted by a colleague. Although that was bad, the lack of empathy that came from the organization afterward was stunning, and I needed to find out where the gap was. I’ve since dedicated my life to figuring this out.
What are your three words of advice?
“Critical, not caring”. I talk about self-empathy a lot, and how we need to be able to critique ourselves without allowing judgement to come in. It’s what my TEDx talk was on, and a major thing I talk about.
Three words of advice...
Critical, not caring
Dr. Melissa is flipping the script on what leadership really means. With over 20 years of cross-industry experience, she helps leaders build emotionally intelligent cultures that don’t just feel good, they get results. A TEDx speaker, EQ coach, and soon-to-be author of The Empathic Leader (out July 15), she brings lived experience, research, and real-world tools to the table. Her mission? To move empathy from the sidelines to center stage (where it belongs) and help leaders lead like humans. Connect with Melissa here…
Join us in Season #6 for an interview with Melissa on our YouTube channel Business Mentorship Keepin It Real
and if you’re on the move here is the podcast on ITunes
“May your legacy create a footprint of success for the next person who steps into your shoes”
