The Quiet Power of the Empathetic Leader with Navy SEAL turned rowing coach Gordon Schmidt

<p>When morale problems affect a team, some leaders choose to make a big, rousing speech. But quite often, it’s the quiet leader who leads with empathy that sees a better emotional solution.</p><p>Gordon Schmidt is a retired Navy SEAL with enough combat experience to understand that empathy is an operational advantage, not a weakness. After 20 years of military service, he started his second act as a high school rowing coach. According to Gordo, be it coaching rowers or leading soldiers, the emotional lessons he’s learned about leadership apply just the same.</p><p>In this conversation, Gordo shares with me how to move on into a new chapter in life and why emotional intelligence in high-stress situations is often a leader’s only way out.<br /><br />This…is A Bit of Optimism.<br /><br />For more on Gordon and his work, check out:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.sdrcjrs.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=71827&module_id=151617" target="_blank">San Diego Rowing Club</a></p>