Empathy and communication are in short supply, but more valuable than ever. They can take us to the heart of things and help us see into the hearts of others. "The ability to kill is as innate as our ability to love.“* Wild at heart. The world is not going to become any less crazy […]
Tag: politics
Approach it with joy and zeal
There has been much to move a soul to tears in 2016. A year ago, would anyone have believed how many beloved public figures would pass away within just a short 12-month span?* A year ago, would anyone have guessed that the most apt “elevator pitch” for the story 2016 in politics** would be a […]
The power of not saying what you want to hear
How much value should apparent affability have when it comes to identifying leaders and defining great leadership? Why do UK politicians feel a need to be “laddish and cool”? Why should we put any credence whatsoever in leaders who try “doing that ‘down with the kids’ thing”? In an excellent piece for the Guardian today […]