This is the right link. https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/talent-acquisition/how-ford-uses-empathy-belly-to-improve-soft-skills.
Thanks a ton for your elaborate comment and reflection.
Vivek

Initially, something kept interfering and then I realized that with every learning you shared, I was looking at myself to see ‘where I am’ at it. So, I let it happen because that is what my being wanted to me to do.

I read the article more deliberately, noting down the coverage through the heads under which you wrote. Yes, I was keen on responding to you by doing ‘some justice’ I wanted to do to your opening yourself up, out there, before your audience. There was a simultaneity of processes taking place. I believe, my analytical and conceptual thinking was happening at the same time which caused the interference. At another level, I was feeling apprehensive about not being able to do the ‘some justice,’ that I was keen on doing. I felt envious of you. Ah! I want to learn the way Vivek expresses himself.

I loved your reflection done publicly and, as they popularly say, speaking from the heart. I saw a lot of you in me and vice versa. In my response to your sharing, well, I can say a lot but am conscious of my habit to ramble on and pack a lot into what I am saying. Suffice it to say, you touched me where it lingers and makes me become reflective. Just a couple of things.

We have literature for every field that is meant to help one build skills. There is literature dedicated to bringing up a child, parenting, leadership, and being an ideal partner to one’s spouse, to name just a few. One observation startled me that none of these kinds of literature talk to one another. I want to say share a couple of learning from this observation (1) Yes, it is true, though, there are a lot of commonalities in all the skills that are taught. (2) What made me feel happy with myself is when I observed that genuineness (authenticity) and empathy run through across all the different literature.
(3) I was genuinely surprised by how they train empathy (difficult to learn and teach) at Ford Motors. As a part of their soft skills program, they insist that all engineers wear what they call an “empathy belly,” walk a long distance, and drive a Ford car. ( https://wwmt.com/news/auto-matters/)

I always learn from all the articles you write. I read this one too with keen interest and learnt about conversations, relationships, and femininity. I am certain you have chosen these areas deliberately…

All I want to say is – I am as ever thirsty and hungry for reading, learning, more and more 😊 from your blogs. Please keep publishing. It is directional & full of life lessons for me.

Hope you are fine. Looking forward to meeting in person soon.

Warm regards to you and mam.