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"Our country is divided in so many ways, with a growing chasm between men and women. The news cycle is discouraging. Emotional and physical toxicity is at an all-time high. We're all starting to feel it in some shape or form, and many of us are struggling with how to keep our children protected from it all. The problem is we're suffering from an empathy deficit. But the really good news is there's a way out. Healing starts with re-examining our modern myths about how we work, what ""quality time"" at home really means, and why the age-old battle of the sexes persists. We can't continue down the path of least resistance. We need to carve a new way. Currency of Empathy sets the stage for that new way by tackling disturbingly common issues like: The fact that 70% of people say they are disengaged at work The rise in anxiety and depression in children The lack of women in leadership And so many more headline-dominating crises! But here's the real kicker - it's not about gender - it's about nurturing empathy in our children and ourselves so we can help shape and mold happier, healthier, more productive communities and societies. What is the hope of this book? That we all start valuing caring - especially parenting - in a way that helps us reprioritize how we spend our time, grow the superpower of affective empathy in children and adults, and heal our empathy deficit. It's that simple, even if it doesn't seem easy, but we're willing to bet this book is the motivator you've been waiting for. Currency of Empathy already at work: ""The revolution of the future will hinge on the empathy-inducing ""co-creation"" explained so masterfully and entertainingly in these pages."" ""If someone feels that they could use some advice on improving their quality of life - this book is an answer."" ""This book is academic without being dense and warm without being overly sentimental or new-agey."" ""... an uplifting, inspiring book. It makes you think. It makes you smile. And it makes you feel more hopeful than you did before you picked it up!"" ""The book will cause you to self-examine. It will provoke you to think, and think again."""

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Praise for Currency of Empathy Acho's message offers real cause for hope. For those who are sick of the cynical zeitgeist, I can't recommend this book strongly enough. The revolution of the future will hinge on the empathy-inducing co-creation explained so masterfully and entertainingly in these pages. This book is a convincing read whether one is a Democrat, Republican, or like me, a Libertarian. --Detective Chris Gibbons, Cleveland Division of Police Acho understands that caring for and listening to children--our own children, in the deepest sense--promotes empathy in children and enhances the parents' own capacities for empathy. She has taken this simple but profound understanding and skillfully applied it, not only to spouses, but to the workforce, corporations, and the inner-connectivity of the Internet--all with the vision of creating a more functional world. Currency of Empathy is an uplifting, inspiring book. It makes you think. It makes you smile. And it makes you feel more hopeful than you did before you picked it up! --Barbara Streeter, Director of the Hanna Perkins School and Faculty Chair of the Cleveland Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Training Program Titled rather simply, this book is a kaleidoscope of human experience. The author digs deep into life experiences, giving us glimpses into our very core. She fortifies experiences with wicked intellect, and then she adds soul--the kind that reveals our collective humanity. Then she applies it to life. From the C-suite, to the network, to parenthood, Acho examines the conflicts embedded in these areas and then offers us a better way: choosing empathy. The book will cause you to self-examine. It will provoke you to think, and think again. It will drive you to be your sister's keeper, and your brother's, and your neighbor's too. --Harold V. Jones, Executive Vice President of Eaton Business System & Sustainability, Eaton Corporation

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"Jackie writes and speaks about the power of empathy, including the TEDx talk ""A Good Day's Work Requires Empathy"" and the book Empathy Deficit Disorder: Healing from Our Mix-Ups about Work, Home, and Sex. Jackie built her empathy muscles at home as a child (thanks Mom and Dad), then remembered them as a parent. She continues to practice. Along the way, she brought that power to work, where she has served for-profit and nonprofit clients on strategy and leadership since 1994 as a partner of McKinsey & Company and an entrepreneur. Her current work includes empathy-centered cultural transformation with the Cleveland Police Department. In preparation for this work (kind of), she earned a PhD in chemistry from MIT. Jackie was named one of the ""top 40 under 40"" by Crain's Cleveland Business Magazine and ""one of the 500 most influential women in Northeast Ohio"" by Northern Ohio Live magazine. Jackie has served on a variety of Boards, including: The National Inventors Hall of Fame, The Urban League of Greater Cleveland, the Technology Commercialization Steering Committee of Case Western Reserve University, and Jumpstart, Inc. She lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio, with her husband and two children. As founding partner of Giraffe, Inc., he designs the visual and verbal direction for our client's marketing communications. Giraffe, Inc. develops the strategy, language and visual content to communicate the distinct value of our client's product and service offerings. Beautifully and convincingly, we create impactful ways to engage, inform and influence decision-making through the perfect blend of insightful visual and verbal thinking. Specialties: - Adept at what, how and why design contributes to company and product value. - Embrace the entrepreneurial mindset to create something from nothing using verbal and visual communications. - Approach design through experimentation and fortuity to arrive at the unexpected, elusive ""a-ha"" moment solutions. - Possess a creative eye and master hand that is focused on business objectives over aesthetics. - An unyielding dedication to go beyond the obvious to exceed expectations."

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