“Empathy is the ability to read and understand people and be in-tune with or resonate with others, voluntarily or involuntarily of one’s empath capacity.Empaths have the ability to scan another’s psyche for thoughts and feelings or fo…

1. Self-compassion makes you more resilient.Think of a time when you may not have received a promotion or a job you really wanted. Did you beat yourself up about it or ruminate over your mistakes? Chances are that’s not going to help you in the n…

Steve talks to Professor Simon Baron-Cohen about modularity and the role that his research has played in evolutionary psychologist’s understanding of the modular concept. They discuss that modules may be hierarchical and may not be as localized to neur…

The secret to empathy training is to remove the obstacles to empathy. Denial, resignation, cynicism, shame, judging, and so on, get in the way of being fully present with another human being – that is, being empathic. When one removes the obstacl…

2-hoursIntended for: Students, junior managers and senior managers – people who need to communicate effectively, especially in situations in which there is a lot at stakeContents: Workshop plan including warm-up exercise and 4 group exercises with a fo…

As a founder now building my second company, I’ve come to realize that success is about 30% skills and 70% personality. It doesn’t matter how accomplished you are if you don’t have the right attitude. So the most important thing I loo…

 Children of wealthy families are prone to high levels of narcissism, which can make them less effective leaders when they grow up, a new study has found. The results, published Monday in the Harvard Business Review, found that leaders who gr…

 Children of wealthy families are prone to high levels of narcissism, which can make them less effective leaders when they grow up, a new study has found. The results, published Monday in the Harvard Business Review, found that leaders who gr…

For a few minutes on Tuesday, fourth-grader Charlotte Pauline couldn’t hear a thing that classmate Taylor Kelley was trying to tell her.As her frustration grew, though, so too did her understanding of what someone with a hearing impairment experi…

The Advantage Book – The 7 soft skills and the need for developing empathyThe greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” — Victor Hugo Lov…