Leaders usually desire to be empathetic but are often asked to make hard decisions that can hurt or disappoint others. In this workshop, participants will learn how to balance empathy and effectiveness through compassionate leadership. Defining features of this workshop include practicing active listening and tools to prevent empathy burnout. Participants will have the opportunity to make the key connections between empathy, compassion, and leadership. If you are interested, please sign up to be EC! This includes and extra 0.5 points toward leadership :) Once at the event, try to meet up with the other APO members attending so that attendance can be taken efficiently and everyone gets their points. YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR WORKSHOP THROUGH THIS WEBSITE: https://leadership.illinois.edu/login TYPE DONE IN THE COMMENTS WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS STEP!!! thanks