"Your organization isn’t a machine. It’s a living, breathing organism."

In this episode of The Empathic Leader, Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller unpacks a common leadership trap: wanting your organization to “run like a machine.” Sounds great in theory, but people aren’t gears. Machines might be efficient, but they don’t evolve, innovate, or connect and neither do organizations that forget their humanity.

Dr. Melissa breaks down:

💡 The real difference between management and leadership

🌿 Why great leaders see their organizations as organisms, not systems to control

🧠 How empathy and emotional intelligence fuel creativity, loyalty, and innovation

💬 The role of self-empathy in becoming a more human-centered leader

If you’ve ever felt like a cog in the machine — or want to lead in a way that brings out the best in people — this conversation will shift how you see leadership.

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