Leading With Empathy
About This Keynote
When we think about disability, we often focus on what we can see. Yet many of the most significant challenges people face are not visible. Non visible disabilities, cognitive differences, and unseen life experiences shape how people think, communicate, and show up at work.
At the same time, our own hidden experiences shape how we interpret others. In uncertainty, we fill gaps with assumptions, often leading to misinterpretation, bias, and unintentional exclusion.
Through his lived experience with an invisible disability, Kevin Rempel challenges audiences to rethink how assumptions influence behavior and how easily people can be misunderstood or overlooked. Kevin’s EGO Framework (Check your Excuses, Gut, and Options) provides a practical way to recognize when thinking is being shaped by bias or incomplete understanding and how to choose a more thoughtful and empathetic response.
Learning Objectives
Increase self-awareness of the assumptions that shape how we see others- Recognize how non-visible disabilities and hidden experiences influence behavior and perception
- Use the EGO Framework to interrupt bias and respond with empathy and intention
- Reduce misinterpretation and judgment in how people interact with each other daily
About This Workshop
While the keynote, Leading With Empathy, builds awareness around hidden challenges and unseen assumptions, this session will show participants how to take action in the moment when disability, neurodiversity, and inclusion show up in everyday workplace interactions.
Participants will work through practical workplace scenarios where misinterpretation, judgment, or bias can influence behavior. They will learn how bias often emerges from incomplete understanding, and how quickly those assumptions can impact decisions, communication, and inclusion.
This session will show participants how to implement the EGO Framework (Check your Excuses, Gut, and Options) to learn how to pause, withhold judgement, and respond more intentionally in real-time.
Learning Objectives
- Apply the EGO Framework to interrupt bias and respond with empathy and intention
- Reduce misinterpretation and reactive judgment in team communication
- Contribute to a more inclusive culture through consistent, intentional actions
- Build awareness of unseen challenges that shape behaviour and perception
Leading With Empathy is ideal for:
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– Angie Singh
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– Adam Honsberger
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– Veronica Runyon
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– Heidi Heusman
“A number of people came up after the event to say how powerful Kevin’s message was! It really got us thinking about what might be under the surface when dealing with other people, and become more empathetic.”
– Reed Mascola
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