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“We teach children the Golden Rule: Treat other people the way you would want to be treated. Sensitive people often need the Golden Rule in reverse: Treat yourself the way you treat others.”
― Jenn Granneman, Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World

“We want to be transparent, open, and honest, but we’re learning the hard way that sometimes a little bit of opacity is a good thing, too.”
― Amanda Litman, When We're in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership

“Leadership is about vision—it’s seeing the bigger picture in service of the goal, aligning the team around that vision and inspiring them to keep working toward it even when things get hard.”
― Amanda Litman, When We're in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership

“Empathy, as the saying goes, is “your pain in my heart”—and it can sometimes be overwhelming. But if you step back and think about it, the people who are suffering don’t actually need us to feel what they’re feeling for us to help them.”
― Jenn Granneman, Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World