Cheat Sheet for Professionals November 18, 2021 / By Krishna Patel / Leadership Cheat Sheet for Professionals Having a flashy degree is just not good enough.Newly graduated professionals hit reality when they realize the importance of empathy—and how the 2 decades of education failed to teach them that.Empathy is like a cheat sheet in the professional world.Empathy is a skill. The good news is, just like any other skill, it can be learned.