Yesterday was the 2nd annual National Day of Listening. One of the things that makes it easy for me to listen, is when I hear memorable quotes that cause me to pause -- my mind wants to savor them.
Bob Berkowitz | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living
Simply put, the power of empathy is putting yourself in the other person's place, and then choosing the right words to connect to what he wants and needs.
John Lundberg | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living
If you read a review of Keith Waldrop's "Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy," this year's winner of the National Book Award, there's a good chance it will include the word "postmodern" or "avant-garde.
Ruth Sherman | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business
As Goldman Sachs may be discovering, belatedly and to its chagrin, image matters. Perception is reality. Therefore, if we want business and government to do better by us, we need more arts education, not less.
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
Do you have any relatives or friends that ruin everyone's time on Thanksgiving or Christmas and you can't un-invite them?
Bob Berkowitz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business
Can you be a great success in business and be a failure as a communicator? Maybe, but I can't see how.
Therese Borchard | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living
Until recently, "no" was a dirty word to me. As a stage-four people-pleaser, my vocabulary was rich with affirmatives: "sure," "okay," "absolutely," "no problem." But my mouth couldn't seem to form the word "no."
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living
Recently when I see couples, families or individuals in which an Axis I psychiatric illness (depression, anxiety, bipolar illness, schizophrenia), is clearly not present, I offer them the following choice...
Linda E. Savage | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living
Great sex is not simply a matter of all the parts working properly and having fun with a willing partner. There are components that make erotic encounters really flow at all levels: physical, emotional, spiritual.
Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living
Syadvada is a practice of tentativeness in expression that is associated with the ancient Jain tradition of India (Radhakrishnan & Moore, 1957). In S...
Sharon Glassman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living
The closing of a cornerstone institution in the small but much talked about town of Braddock, PA, raises an important question: How should a community hospital work, really?
Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living
Email is one of the central means of communication in our increasingly connected world, but as helpful as it can be, we can become a slave to it.
Anne Hill | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
If you are currently in a relationship, or have a past one to look back on, ask yourself this: Would I dare to ask for a favor while my partner is up?
Jennifer Schneider | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver
Is it possible that the climate change communication problem is no longer a problem of science education at all, and trying to clarify and explain the science might be counterproductive?
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living
After listening and caring about the needs of the world around us, a break certainly gives us a break, but what works even better is to have the world reciprocate by listening and caring about us in return.
Lokita and Steve Carter | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living
At first, 10 minutes might seem an awfully long time to talk about how we like to be loved. But let's face it -- those 10 minutes are a great investment into a more pleasurable time with your lover and with yourself!
Dr. John Grohol | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living
Communication either makes or breaks most relationships. You can improve your relationship today, right now, by putting into practice some of these tips for improving the communication in your relationship.
Anne Naylor | Posted 10.03.2009 | Living
Have you ever had an experience like that? Where you wanted to connect with someone, but just could not? Blame, guilt, frustration, shame, shyness are other forms of static that get in the way of communicating clearly, and produce misunderstanding.
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living
During the first 17 months of his life, my son hit development milestones perfectly on time. Then autism hit.
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living
Ed Wallace uses real-life stories, examples, and insights from his success as a sales leader to show you how to establish and maintain positive relationships, and the importance of credibility, authenticity, and integrity.
Mike Robbins | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living
Speaking your truth is an essential aspect of living a life of passion, fulfillment, and authenticity. However, for many of us, myself included, it is much easier to talk about speaking our truth than it is to actually do it.
Sheila Shayon | Posted 11.28.2009 | Technology
The digital world of communications is the nearest thing to heaven on earth. The smarter we get about the true nature of matter -- the smaller, faster, and more powerful it becomes in our hands.
Deborah Tannen | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living
Stamberg began our conversation by asking, with a mischievous twinkle that I could see in her eye and my sisters could hear in her voice, "So ladies, which of you was your mother's favorite?" While I hesitated and Naomi responded thoughtfully, "Oh, that's a good first question," Mimi quipped, "Obviously me. No question."
Richard Reiss | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green
Over the summer, we set a couple of dozen creative students the task of describing the risk from climate change, as framed in the most recent IPCC and MIT reports.
Telegraph | Dr David Burns | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living
Most people don't do a very good job of listening. When they're upset, they don't acknowledge how the other person is feeling and insist that the othe...
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living