In the upper echelons of corporate leadership, those who see their careers skyrocket to the top of the corporate ladder often possess a unique and significant quality: empathy. As an executive ...

Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, is a crucial aspect of human social interaction. Parents and educators often wonder how teenagers develop this essential skill and ...

We are surrounded by negative stories and news—shootings, domestic violence, war, disease, accidents, natural disasters, animal abuse and other traumatic and sad events. Many people try to escape to ...

I recently developed a leadership communication seminar for a large global organization. Upon seeing that my draft program included a session on empathy, the CEO reacted, “Oh, God! We all know empathy ...

People tend to think of empathy or caring about other people's feelings as a good thing, but in some conservative circles, there's a growing chorus of voices arguing that empathy could be bad.