In any workplace, empathy is a non-negotiable leadership skill. Leaders and executives who demonstrate empathy create stronger teams, foster trust, and drive engagement. Empathy is a vital emotional ...

Julie Kendall has spent her career at the intersection of technology and communication. Based in Kittery, Maine, she has worked with businesses and government agencies to support critical operations.

In 2005, during the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Hong Kong, the world witnessed large-scale protests by South Korean farmers on the streets of Hong Kong, along with ...

The complex and sometimes mysterious workings of a bee hive can be a great metaphor for working life today. If we lift the lid of a hive we notice thousands of individuals working together towards a ...

What does it mean to bring love to work? While the word love isn’t prominent in most factories, offices, or conference rooms, loving behaviors and energy can radically reshape a workplace. Even in the ...

In the late 1970s, Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck rather boldly declared that Gross National Happiness, measured across more than 30 factors, is more important than Gross Domestic Product. It ...

There are only three ways a salesperson wins business that matters. Do you know what they are? Typically, salespeople fall into the trap of analyzing why they lost a sales opportunitynopportunity ...

Recent return-to-office (RTO) initiatives have been met with considerable resistance and noncompliance. Despite the repeated failure of RTO efforts, leaders continue to launch RTO cycles, seemingly ...

In the realm of leadership, we often focus on what is said — the speeches, the directives, the feedback. But what if the real power lies in what remains unsaid? Silence, often overlooked, can be a ...

In leadership, influence is the key driver of high performance and trust is the cornerstone behind influential leaders. A leader’s ability to guide, inspire, and persuade is not just about authority ...

Trust is the currency of relationships—whether with employees, customers, or partners. Yet, in today’s world, it’s a currency in short supply. According to a 2024 survey by the Qualtrics XM Institute, ...

Eighteen months ago I took the plunge to fulfil a long held Go Big Goal from my Life List – I signed myself up to learn to surf. I spent a week in Bali at surf school and discovered a new passion that ...