# Compare and Contrast - Empathy and Harmony
🔆 - - - Gallup's definition: - - - 🔆
• Empathy®(体谅): People who are especially talented in the Empathy theme can sense the feelings of other people by imagining themselves in others’ lives or others’ situations.
• Harmony®(和谐): People exceptionally talented in the Harmony theme look for consensus. They don't enjoy conflict; rather, they seek areas of agreement.
Both Empathy® and Harmony® are talent themes in the Relationship-Building Domain (blue)
🔆 - - - Similarities - - - 🔆
Both Empathy and Harmony bring are focused on emotions. They bring;
• Emotional awareness
• Emotional calmness
• Emotional suport
🔆 - - - Differences - - - 🔆
• Empathy - wants everyone to feel emotionally understood.
• Harmony - wants everyone to get along.
• Empathy - tends to be keenly aware of others' emotions, naturally sensing how people feel.
• Harmony - tends to be skilled at calming emotional shifts, creating a steady, cooperative environment.
• Empathy - brings a heightened awareness of others' emotions.
• Harmony - helps others work together by being aware of many viewpoints.