Pattern Recognition: The CEO Who Leads With Empathy Always Wins the War

Curated by: leunglanglang@gmail.com
Leadership quality reveals itself in crisis. The pattern has repeated across organizational transitions.
Crisis doesn’t break leaders—it exposes them. The CEOs thriving right now aren’t the ones yelling about EPS; they’re the ones asking “How are you, really?” first. Empathy → Safety → Performance. In the fog of war, the Chief Empathy Officer is the only title that still prints money.
Published October 31, 2025