Empathy, Empowerment and Teenagers

As most of us know either from our own kids or interaction with other’s kids, teenagers can be moody, confusing and seem to lack empathy.  How can we cultivate sensitivity in our teens, especially teen boys? New research published in Developmental Psychology,  shows that biology, not parenting, is to blame for insensitive and selfish behavior…

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Dogs Experience Complex Emotions Too

Is man’s best friend a complex bundle of emotions? Pet owners would all like to be able to have a better understanding of their pet’s feelings, right? Well now they can. The New York Times reports on a study by Gregory Berns,  professor of neuroeconomics at Emory University, and his colleagues who delve into the…

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Past Blog: Lying During an Interview?

The Gerson Lehrman Group, a consulting firm, recently posted a blog about deception during employment interviews. According to the article, studies have shown that around 49% of job applicants lie during the interview process, and about 40% of employees steal from their employers. Jim McGuffey, CPP, the author of this article, has 38 years of…

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James Flynn- Why Our IQ’s are Higher Than Our Grandparents’

James Flynn, moral philosopher, gives an interesting perspective on the IQ levels and Intelligence of past generations in comparison with today’s generation. In 1900, only 3% of Americans practiced professions that were deemed “cognitively demanding.”  Today, 35% of us do, and we have all learned to be flexible in the way that we think about…

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