Teachers Need To Be Comfortable Talking About

Gifted Leadership Occurs When Heart And Head--feeling And Thought--meet. These Are The Two Winds That Allow A Leader To Soar.

In The New Workplace, With Its Emphasis On Flexibility, Teams And A Strong Customer Orientation, This Crucial Set Of Emotional Competencies Is Becoming Increasingly Essential For Excellence In Every Job In Every Part Of The World.

There Are A Host Of Surprises Among Longer-term Meditators, Like A Boost In The Immune System From A Day Of Practice, Which Is Not Seen In Beginners, And A Rapid Recovery From Stress Or Pain. At The "olympic Level" We Find There Is No Anticipatory Anxiety When The Stress Of Pain Is Certain To Come, And No Lingering Aftereffects - Unlike The Stress Reactions In Ordinary Folk.

Teachers Need To Be Comfortable Talking About Feelings. This Is Part Of Teaching Emotional Literacy - A Set Of Skills We Can All Develop, Including The Ability To Read, Understand, And Respond Appropriately To One's Own Emotions And The Emotions Of Others.

Reducing The Economic Gap May Be Impossible Without Also Addressing The Gap In Empathy.