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
📅 Tuesday, February 3, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM PST
🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa
🎧 Produced by Tullio Siragusa
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.
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