ATLANTA -- For as long as I can remember, I always thought of myself as a good listener. As a child, if anyone gave me instructions, I could recite them back. That did not mean that I was going to ...

The origins of our self-awareness, introspection, and empathy are topics crucial to understanding ourselves, our goals, other people, our relationships, and much more. Let’s focus on introspection.

On a trip to the north of India, I had a guide who told our group reincarnation stories. He said it explained why children know things they’ve never been instructed or behave in ways that eerily echo ...

Some people seem to just "get it" when it comes to understanding others. They read situations with ease, spot hidden emotions without being told, and often offer exactly the right response at the ...

Peter Ross is the CEO and cofounder of Senior Helpers, a leading national non-medical in-home senior care franchise. Empathy is often misunderstood in business. It's too easily dismissed as a “soft ...

Effective leaders are tasked with developing the talents and skills of their team. A big part of achieving that goal is understanding, respecting and leveraging the cultural differences of your staff.

Some people have a quiet ability to read between the lines in conversations. They pick up on subtle cues, emotional shifts, and unspoken motivations that others miss. This kind of understanding isn’t ...

Understanding other people through nonverbal gestures can be difficult at first, but once you know what to look for, it can be easy to distinguish whether someone enjoys your company or not. Noticing ...

In this chapter, we gather together and present the board’s recommendations on three types of international comparative education studies, categorized according to their initial, primary purpose: Type ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...