At a time when the world seems beset with tragedy, be it the mass displacement of people from their homelands by natural disaster or fleeing political or religious persecution, the need for empathy with people in need has seldom been greater, nor is th…

Empathy, or understanding the feelings of others, is helpful in both personal relationships and the workplace. Conveying empathy is a skill that can be learned. Some people feel genuinely for another person, but have a hard time exhibiting how much the…

As a coach and onsite trainer in the senior housing industry, I’ve spent a lot of time dissecting and working through leads with sales professionals. I’ve come to realize that we can sometimes show a real lack of empathy towards these famil…

Human yawns are contagious for chimpanzees but, like children, this only happens among apes that have grown beyond infancy, scientists said Thursday. Playing with a researcher, orphaned young chimps aged between five and eight years began to yawn …