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Wired to Care
- How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Categories: Business & Careers, Management & Leadership
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Publisher's Summary
In this essential and illuminating book, top business strategist Dev Patnaik tells the story of how organizations of all kinds prosper when they tap into a power each of us already has: empathy, the ability to reach outside of ourselves and connect with other people. When people inside a company develop a shared sense of what's going on in the world, they see new opportunities faster than their competitors. They have the courage to take a risk on something new. And they have the gut-level certitude to stick with an idea that doesn't take off right away. People are "Wired to Care," and many of the world's best organizations are, too.
In pursuit of this idea, Patnaik takes readers inside big companies like IBM, Target, and Intel to see widespread empathy in action. But he also goes to farmers' markets and a conference on world religions. He dives deep into the catacombs of the human brain to find the biological sources of empathy. And he spends time on both sides of the political aisle, with James Carville, the Ragin' Cajun, and John McCain, a national hero, to show how empathy can give you the acuity to cut through a morass of contradictory information.
Wired to Care is a compelling tale of the power that people have to see the world through each other's eyes, told with passion for the possibilities that lie ahead if leaders learn to stop worrying about their own problems and start caring about the world around them. As Patnaik notes, in addition to its considerable economic benefits, increasing empathy for the people you serve can have a personal impact, as well: It just might help you to have a better day at work.
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- Kathleen
- 02-04-2010
Great ideas badly read
Dev Patnaik has a great message. I had heard him in person and was eager to read the book which I purchased at the event. To save time I downloaded the book to listen to. The reader made it sound like a children's story not a serious set of ideas. I was mortified by how bad it was. It was so painful I quit listening and read the book.
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- Oscar Sellhed
- 06-03-2018
Insightful
Fantastic book with a lot of good insights into the world of empathy in business
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- Gaston Mousques
- 29-10-2016
Interesting but repetitive
It presents very good points on empathy and it's impact on people and companies.
Some stories and examples are repeated to many times
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- Rami
- 16-01-2013
MASTERCALSS!
Where does Wired to Care rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Definitly one of the top3 books i listened to or read.
What other book might you compare Wired to Care to and why?
None. the book have insights into 'Whats Beyond' the success of companies. love it
Which scene was your favorite?
The part where a lady plays a role of a wheelchair handicapped to get to feel the experience.
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- Sami
- 10-09-2012
The missing link to success
I believe in empathy and its role in building organizations. Actually, empathy is the real driver for the success of families, organizations and countries for that sake!
The book is surely entertaining, but the narrator makes it boring! I tend to drift away because of the low tone consistent voice.
I can surely relate to the content and do advise especially hard working managers that sometimes don't seem to understand where is the problem to read it. this is the missing link
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- Lurene
- 02-05-2012
Insightful and Fascinating Read
Would you listen to Wired to Care again? Why?
Yes. Many useful and encouraging insights.
Any additional comments?
In a world where most companies now compete on a global scale, the ability to exercise compassion and care for customers, coworkers and competitors alike distinguishes a business. "Wired to Care" provides concrete suggestions and perspectives, in addition to valuable case studies. I purchased this book for our company's senior managers to read and we immediately added it to the company library so all coworkers could benefit from the material. Any small improvement in the landscape of human compassion is a giant leap forward for all human beings.
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- David
- 21-03-2009
Excellent - very insightful
Very insightful, lots of examples.
1 person found this helpful
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