6. YOU WILL BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS
OF PEOPLE AROUND YOU
•better understand what students need from you
•how you can treat them according to how they
want to be treated.
7. YOU WILL MORE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND HOW YOU
AFFECT OTHERS
By understanding another’s viewpoint, you can
evaluate more clearly how your words and
actions affect or influence the people around you.
8. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND NONVERBAL CUES
•Your intuitive senses will become more
heightened and honed, as you begin to
understand unspoken communication with
others, which means you will be able to
better interact with others in your workplace,
as well as in social spaces.
9. YOU WILL BE A BETTER PROFESSIONAL
•Besides better knowing and understanding your
colleagues and co-workers, empathy will make
you a more efficient and effective provider to
your students. You will be better able to
read/anticipate the needs of your students.
10.
11. YOU WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO
DEAL WITH INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT
•Both in your personal and your professional
relationships, knowing another’s perspective will
help you in resolving any potential conflict that
may arise from misunderstandings.
12. YOU WILL MORE ACCURATELY PREDICT
OTHERS’ BEHAVIORS
By focusing on others’ motivations behind their
behaviors, you will be able to understand how to
interact with the people you work with/are close
to, and to predict their actions or reactions.
13.
14. YOU WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO
MOTIVATE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU
If you know peoples’ motivations, and you
understand how they want to be treated and
what they want to achieve in life and work,
then you will be better equipped to inspire
and motivate them.
15.
16. YOU WILL MORE EFFECTIVELY CONVINCE OTHERS OF
YOUR POINT OF VIEW
If you’ve established yourself as a good listener
and a caring coworker, people will be more likely
to listen to your viewpoint.
17. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORLD IN A
MORE “BIG PICTURE” KIND OF WAY
You will see the big picture of an issue
or concept because you
are incorporating several different
perspectives or worldviews, not just
your own.