Episode #12 Overview

Rishad Tobaccowala is an author, speaker and advisor with four decades of experience specializing in helping people, organizations and teams re-invent themselves to remain relevant in changing times. His best-selling book “Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data” was published globally by Harper Collins in January 2020 and focuses on helping people think, feel and see differently about how to grow their companies, their teams and themselves in transformative times.

In the twelfth episode of the Business of Empathy, Rishad details the impetus of writing the book and why soulful leadership is more important today than ever.

Tune in and learn:
- The key characteristics of a soulful leader
- How to define stakeholder capitalism and its role in business
- How to strike the balance between the “story and the spreadsheet” to create an empathetic organization

The Business of Empathy Overview

The Business of Empathy a series that was produced in partnership with Facebook. The series explores how we can practice empathy for ourselves, for others, and based on what is happening in the world around us and why this is key for business. The insights shared from leaders at Salesforce, Pfizer, Getty Images, PepsiCo, Microsoft, and more, will serve as a framework to help us understand each other more meaningfully and highlight the opportunities we have to use empathy as a vehicle for innovation, education, and connection.