The Role of Empathy in Leadership with Chris Steer
Empathy is no longer a “nice to have” in leadership. It is becoming a hard performance metric.
A recent study from Catalyst found that employees with highly empathetic senior leaders are 3 times more likely to report being innovative and 4 times more likely to be engaged at work.
In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we sit down with Christopher M. Steer, Esq., Founder and CEO of Steer, LLC, to explore how empathy, humility, and a permanent beta mindset can unlock high performance without burning people out.
🚀Chris shares powerful insights on:
• What real empathy in leadership looks like beyond being “nice”
• How to build systems that make empathy a daily habit, not a personality trait
• Whether empathy and purpose can truly scale across complex organizations
• Practical steps leaders can take this month to lead with more care and still drive results
🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa
🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta
The future of leadership belongs to those who can pair clear expectations with genuine empathy, creating cultures where people perform at a high level and feel proud of how they got there.
Founder and CEO of Steer LLC.
Chris Steer is the Founder and CEO of Steer, LLC. His organizational consulting firm is a dynamic group of operators, leaders, and advisors who help build better organizations. Chris and his team help people produce higher levels of performance through leadership development, strategic planning, and organizational excellence initiatives.
Chris is a seasoned entrepreneur, business advisor, and attorney, with extensive experience developing leaders and building better organizations across multiple industries. He founded and partnered in several successful organizations while also serving as a trusted advisor and counselor to hundreds of organizations and leaders. As a former Division I college athlete and a longtime youth sports coach, Chris has a longstanding passion for effective leadership and high performance.
Chris earned his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law. He serves on the Board for Next One Up and other foundations and charitable organizations.
