Books and Articles by Sharon Steed

Sharon Steed is a keynote speaker and empathy consultant who has worked with Fortune 500 companies on five continents. She’s the LinkedIn Learning instructor of three empathy courses with over one million views.

Articles & Books From Sharon Steed

Leading with Empathy For Dummies
Boost productivity, innovation, and morale with empathetic leadershipLeading with Empathy For Dummies offers practical, research-backed strategies for embedding empathy into everyday leadership, from navigating change to building psychologically safe workplaces. Recent research overwhelmingly shows that empathetic leadership retains employees and drives productivity.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-04-2026
Empathy isn’t a personality trait you either have or don’t; it’s a skill you build, lose, and rebuild depending on the day. This cheat sheet is your quick reference for the moments that matter most: when you don’t know what to do, when you’re about to make a mistake without realizing it, or when the words you choose either open a room up or shut it down.