Compassion is the sharing of feelings, otherwise known as empathy. Empathetic behaviour has a scattered distribution through all tiers of society and all lands. From the noblest King or Queen to the last person, empathy may or may not exist. This does …

hysician compassion is expected by both patients and the medical profession and is central to effective clinical practice. Yet, despite the centrality of compassion to medical practice, most compassion-related research has focused on compassion fatigue…

When I attended the Emerging Women Live event in October I found so much inspiration. One of the brightest lights was Kristin Neff, Ph.D., the author of Self-Compassion (William Morrow). Kristin lectures worldwide and is featured in the bestsellin…

By combining our unique skills and expertise with an empathetic approach to our member and community interactions, we can better anticipate their needs and the needs of those they serve, work with our members as a true partner, and ultimately create tr…

I meet a fair number of business leaders who say they are empathy-challenged.  Empathy is the ability to recognize and identify the emotions being experienced by another person.  It’s one of the five components of Emotional Intelligence…

A new study suggests that rodents are far more altruistic than previously thought The English language is not especially kind to rats. We say we “smell a rat” when something doesn’t feel right, refer to stressful competition as the “rat race,” an…