Disruptive Empathy

Disruptive Empathy

Why Tech Historically Undervalues Emotional Intelligence

(And Why It's Costing Us)

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Eric Near
May 20, 2025
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Remember that feeling when you're staring at a server rack, blinking lights taunting you, and you just know the answer isn't in another diagnostic command? Or when a network diagram (perfectly logical on paper) completely falls apart in a client meeting? I’ve been there, elbow-deep in the digital guts of IT consulting for two decades, and those moments?…

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