Empathetic Understanding And School Leadership Preparation
Empathetic inference is everyday mind readingÂ…It may be the second greatest
achievement of which the mind is capable, consciousness itself being first (Ickes,
1977, p. 2).
Even though there has been a great deal of inquiry into the value of empathy training for
children and adults, empathy has not been considered a key factor in successful school
Leadership Review, Kravis Leaderdhip Institute, Claremont McKenna College, Vol. 6, Fall 2006 145
leadership. Although empathy has been noted as a helpful characteristic for school
leaders, it has not been fully analyzed. For example, Bennis (2003) observes that for
leaders, "Empathy…like charisma – may be something that people either have or don't
have" (p. 146). Burns (1978), Gardner (1986) and Kotter (1985) persuasively argue that
leaders need to be able to manage relationships which may require such capacities as
empathy, but do not explicate how such capacities can be developed. In this paper we
will present our......
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