A Prerequisite To Empathy Is Simply Paying

Great Leaders, The Research Shows, Are Made As They Gradually Acquire, In The Course Of Their Lives And Careers, The Competencies That Make Them So Effective. The Competencies Can Be Learned By Any Leader, At Any Point.

The Emotional Brain Responds To An Event More Quickly Than The Thinking Brain.

We Learn Best With Focused Attention. As We Focus On What We're Learning, The Brain Maps That Information On What We Already Know Making New Neural Connections

Some Children Naturally Have More Cognitive Control Than Others, And In All Kids This Essential Skill Is Being Compromised By The Usual Suspects: Smartphones, Tv, Etc. But There Are Many Ways That Adults Can Help Kids Learn Better Cognitive Control.

Remember, Empathy Need Not Lead To Sympathetically Giving In To The Other Side’s Demands—knowing How Someone Feels Does Not Mean Agreeing With Them.