One study found that, in doctors, the brain circuits associated with empathy were suppressed. How would you like to cure cancer? Careful, it’s a trick question. You might win a Nobel Prize, along with the gratitude of countless strangers who will owe their lives to you. But you’ll need...
I don't know if Harry Potter would have made a great CEO, but his creator, J.K. Rowling, identifies two traits that young leaders, business or otherwise, can grow by: learning through failure and empathy for the less fortunate. Delivering a speech last week to alumni (and many...
Expectations can be both a blessing and a curse! When you meet people’s expectations, they’re generally very grateful—a blessing. If you fail to meet those expectations, they may tell everyone about their disappointment, and be slow to offer forgiveness—a curse.Take this example: You’re considering buying some expensive goods and you...
Eagles running back Ryan Moats saw that familiar look in the eyes of many of the team's rookies reporting yesterday to minicamp. A second-year running back, Moats looked much more confident than the wide-eyed rookie who appeared last year after being drafted in the third round out of Louisiana Tech....
Jude Law has as much chance of sticking to the six commandments dictated by his newly reinstated girl friend, Sienna Miller, as a large slice of humanity has had in adhering to the ten presented by Moses. According to the 'source close to Ms Miller', who appears never to leave...
WHEN a newspaper with list-instincts of Sydney's Daily Telegraph claims a political tag as its own, poll watchers take notice. And so it was late in May, when political editor Malcolm Farr wrote about 'the doctors' wives... the women the Government most fear'. Who are they? They look and sound...
I INTRODUCTION In the winter of 2002, the Enron scandal dominated the mass media. (1) Enron, a Houston-based energy giant and purportedly the seventh-largest company in America, was, it turned out, more like Tom Thumb than the Jolly Green Giant. (2)...
Oct 14, 2002 (Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Government seems determined to do all within its power to destroy Australian shipping. While shipping is already one of the most difficult business sectors, local shipping also suffers from ...
As we went to press with this issue of Searcher Magazine, the nation was still facing the horrors of the September 11 attack at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. By the time you read this issue, events will have changed tremendously. In responding to...
TROY, MICH--General Motors will stress trust in a DMB&B/Detroit TV ad campaign for GM Goodwrench Service Plus that breaks this week on national network, cable and syndication. The "Empathy" pitch uses a series of vignettes that speak through narration from a car porter and parts department cashier who work at...
Parents' expressions of disappointment may be the best way to discipline sixth- and seventh-graders, according to researchers at Ohio State University. Saying things such as, "I would never expect you to do something like that," were more helpful in disciplining this age group than other forms of punishment. Researchers found...
Theology, History, and Culture: Major Unpublished Writings By H. Richard Niebuhr, edited by William Stacy Johnson New Haven, Yale University Press, 1996. 236 pp. $30.00. It is an aid to students of midcentury Protestant thought, and a sign of the perennial interest of H. Richard Niebuhr's legacy, that previously unpublished...
The teamwork approach of Adaptec Inc. is primarily responsible for the continued success of the electronics company. More than mere slogans and well-coordinated initiatives, teamwork at Adaptec strives to achieve interdisciplinary empathy that facilitatesThe teamwork approach of Adaptec Inc. is primarily responsible for the continued success of the electronics company....
To a large degree, the success of your interview will depend on your ability to discover needs and empathize with the interviewer. You can do this by asking questions that verify your understanding of what the interviewer has just said, without editorializing or expressing an opinion. By establishing empathy in...
If you look at the just completed presidential race in terms of successful or failed marketing campaigns, there is a lot to learn about what sells in modern America. Harvard Business School professor John Quelch marvels at the marketing acumen displayed by Barack Obama's campaign. "For...
In details, winning means having ideas that fight the big fights, raise the value of community, and build from small victories to dominant frames. Winning also means new actions, like investing at least 15% in deep change strategies, fostering new leadership that transcends boundaries, and building transformative alliances. Writ large,...
There are various attributes that go into the making of a successful leader. One of them is the empathy factor. Empathy is about putting oneself in others’ shoes to feel what they undergo in a given situation. Experts, however, suggest that empathy does not summon the macho image that so...
The most effective business development today is Strategic Empathy, a thorough understanding of the rational and emotional drivers behind a client's decision to use an organization's services. As one builds strategic empathy, prospects will be more willing to meet, share problems and explore solutions, make faster decisions and be more...
CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's choice of a veteran black politician to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat could be a shrewd move, potentially helping win over black lawmakers eyeing his impeachment and perhaps even jurors in his corruption case. But is the appointment enough...
Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry is relishing moral outrage at his new film The Reader, he tells Tom Teodorczuk Stephen Daldry might have spent much of the last year worn out by a punishing work schedule, but when we meet in downtown Manhattan shortly before Christmas...
