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Rob Volpe
What's Your Journey Been?

Mar 25, 2024

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11 min read

What's Your Journey Been?

Plus a Plea for Narcissists

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe, +1
When Your Kid is More Empathetic Than You

Mar 9, 2024

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14 min read

When Your Kid is More Empathetic Than You

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe, +1
Asking Uncomfortable Questions About Differences

Feb 24, 2024

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10 min read

Asking Uncomfortable Questions About Differences

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe, +1
How Are You, Really?

Feb 10, 2024

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19 min read

How Are You, Really?

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe, +1
Where's the Empathy in AI?

Feb 1, 2024

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18 min read

Where's the Empathy in AI?

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe, +1

empathy

Which Is It? Empathic Distress or Compassion Fatigue?

Jan 13, 2024

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14 min read

Which Is It? Empathic Distress or Compassion Fatigue?

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe, +1

empathy

What's the Secret to New Year's Resolutions That Stick?

Dec 30, 2023

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12 min read

What's the Secret to New Year's Resolutions That Stick?

Plus the Year in Review!

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Why We Need a Little Christmas Now

Dec 18, 2023

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19 min read

Why We Need a Little Christmas Now

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
The Secrets to Great Gift Giving

Dec 2, 2023

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13 min read

The Secrets to Great Gift Giving

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Taking the Tension Out of Turkey Day

Nov 18, 2023

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15 min read

Taking the Tension Out of Turkey Day

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
The Curiosity Mindset on Vacation

Nov 4, 2023

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17 min read

The Curiosity Mindset on Vacation

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
How Empathy Works in Times of War and Terror

Oct 21, 2023

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17 min read

How Empathy Works in Times of War and Terror

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Sharing Books I’ve Enjoyed Recently

Oct 7, 2023

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11 min read

Sharing Books I’ve Enjoyed Recently

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Here We Go! Facing Down Another Scary ‘E’ Word

Sep 23, 2023

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15 min read

Here We Go! Facing Down Another Scary ‘E’ Word

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
I’ve got some BIG news...

Sep 9, 2023

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11 min read

I’ve got some BIG news...

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Empathy and the 3Gs - Gender, Generations, and Geography

Aug 26, 2023

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10 min read

Empathy and the 3Gs - Gender, Generations, and Geography

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
A (mostly) spoiler-free look at the deeper meaning behind Barbenheimer’s success

Aug 12, 2023

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10 min read

A (mostly) spoiler-free look at the deeper meaning behind Barbenheimer’s success

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Objection! Leading the witness!

Jul 29, 2023

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10 min read

Objection! Leading the witness!

Sharks, aliens, and giving feedback

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe

empathy

Ice cream, gun control, and empathy? Oh my!

Jul 15, 2023

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8 min read

Ice cream, gun control, and empathy? Oh my!

What’s your favorite flavor?

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Is Your Boss Having Magical Thinking About Empathy?

May 25, 2023

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7 min read

Is Your Boss Having Magical Thinking About Empathy?

Empathy is a driver of loyalty. But a lack of empathy drives people away.

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Tell Me More About That is now an award-winning book!

May 12, 2023

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10 min read

Tell Me More About That is now an award-winning book!

When I first learned that Tell Me More About That had been selected as a finalist for the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Awards, I was gobsmacked.

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
When Being Empathetic Backfires

Apr 27, 2023

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8 min read

When Being Empathetic Backfires

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
The Art of Dismantling Judgment: Strategies for Breaking the Habit

Apr 14, 2023

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8 min read

The Art of Dismantling Judgment: Strategies for Breaking the Habit

“Brown-eyed and judgy. That’s us,” I wrote in Tell Me More About That’s chapter “Mother Would Never Do That” to describe two dominant genetic characteristics in my family lineage.

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Try a Little Tenderness: A Case for Self-Empathy

Mar 23, 2023

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10 min read

Try a Little Tenderness: A Case for Self-Empathy

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
Happy Women’s History Month!

Mar 9, 2023

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9 min read

Happy Women’s History Month!

Looking back over my career, I was lucky enough to be mentored mostly by women who displayed, especially in my early years, true empathy—and fostered safe spaces for me to show up as my full self.

Rob Volpe
Rob Volpe
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Reading Between the Lines with Rob Volpe

Reading Between the Lines with Rob Volpe

"Reading Between the Lines" is designed to deliver of-the-moment insights into human behavior and empathy, drawn from the world of marketing research; practical and tactical tips on using the skill of empathy in everyday life; and exclusive updates to keep my community close on a biweekly basis.


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