“I ‘Get’ You”…Professionally

Marvin Bower, from McKinsey.com http://www.mckinsey.com/locations/Knowledge_Network/Our_People_and_Values/Our_Culture.aspx World-class professional development is key to the second part of the framework suggested in this blog (1. vision, 2. can I grow here?, 3. being...

Women and Leadership

Adding to the debate on why we have fewer women leaders than we might expect, President Debora Spar of Barnard College offers helpful advice about not trying to be perfect everywhere and helping each other...

The Relationship between Empathy and Innovation

Can you imagine how a “currency of empathy” supports innovation? Innovation requires change, which is hard for human beings even when it’s good.  Change brings fear, loss, frustration, and even rewiring of our brains. Empathy helps us move through all of this, as well...