When Empathy Wins This weekend, empathy won. We voted in a president whose leadership is grounded not in power, but in empathy. Catherine Connolly’s calm courage, her compassion, and her clarity of thought give us hope — hope that humanity, empathy, and integrity still have a place at the head of the table. And it…
I am often asked about the difference between demanding and demeaning conduct. The first aims to raise expectations and enhance performance for all. The second is humiliating and degrading. There’s zero comparison between them, but those who demean like to say it’s actually to “motivate.” Don’t fall for that lie. Part of why I am an…
In 2019, I was asked by students at Langara College in Vancouver BC to do a TEDx Talk on the work I was doing and this is what led to my presentation on the “Neuroscience of Bullying.” I was reading neuroscientific, neurobiological, medical, and psychological research about bullying and abuse in order to write my next book.…