Profile of Emphathic Leader

Open, warm, relaxed, good-humored, ensures fairness, models and expects common courtesy, explains how faculty/staff should work or behave in an understanding way rather than criticizing

• Attitude

• Facial Expression

• Voice

• Body Language

• Positioning

Frequent smiles, lots of eye contact, generally positive demeanor, expressive face which shows emotions and can switch emotions quite quickly, can influence others’ emotions as well

• Attitude

• Facial Expression

• Voice

• Body Language

• Positioning

Positive, encouraging, expressive, clear directions and explains the meaning of directives when necessary

• Attitude

• Facial Expression

• Voice

• Body Language

• Positioning

Uses gesture, animated, tactile, moves around, uses the body for emphasis and explanation

• Attitude

• Facial Expression

• Voice

• Body Language

• Positioning

Generally, gets closer to those he/she is speaking to, less distance, less formality and provides one-to-one support when possible, even in a large setting, moves around quite a lot, sits down with the community members, lowers whole body down below student’s level

• Attitude

• Facial Expression

• Voice

• Body Language

• Positioning

Knows and uses names frequently, listens carefully to others, gives them sole concentration, when possible, elicits understanding from them, echoes and affirms their comments tries to give a positive response but asks them to elaborate or develop response if weak, prompts and helps them when necessary

• Positioning

• Responses

• Content Interaction

• Miscellaneous

• Attitude

Conveys relevance of topic, uses personal interest, reflection, and humor in meetings; the personal used as a vehicle into topics

In touch with community member’s interests, form personal relationships with each member, considers the informal significant, very aware of individual social and emotional aspects, puts time and effort into relationships, concerned with out-of-school life of members, maintains a long-term view of the member’ s well-being, good listener

• Positioning

• Responses

• Content Interaction

• Miscellaneous

• Attitude

In touch with community member’s interests, form personal relationships with each member, considers the informal significant, very aware of individual social and emotional aspects, puts time and effort into relationships, concerned with out-of-school life of members, maintains a long-term view of the member’ s well-being, good listener

• Positioning

• Responses

• Content Interaction

• Miscellaneous

• Attitude