Most people can vividly remember a moment in their life when they felt very deeply heard and understood by another—perhaps by a friend or partner, therapist or teacher, family or community member. On ...

All school leaders know the speed and the number of issues that define our daily world. They are non-stop. For some of us, that feels like an assault eventually while for others it keeps our ...

Failing to listen has become one of the most concerning problems society faces. Proper communication is the core of interactions at work, in schools, and personal relationships, yet listening is ...

This commentary is the second in a series adapted from the Community Engagement Guidebook, produced by the Nine Network with funding from CPB. As public stations adopt an ethos of engagement, an ...

There’s a fallacy about social media marketing. It’s that the primary goal should be making viral content that gets shared all over the world. Sure, that would be nice. We all want tons of eyeballs on ...

This post is Part 1 of a two-part series. Have you ever spaced out when someone was talking to you? Or have you ever talked to someone whom you had a feeling wasn't listening? They were somewhere else ...

In the 2003 movie "Big Fish," a busy corporate business type is the son of a dying man. They meet up as the father, stricken with cancer, is experiencing his last days. The two have grown distant. The ...

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