Listening may be the most intimate thing we can do with another person without touching them. Slowly, I am learning to listen well. Some people think listening well is waiting for another person who ...

One of many things I’ve learned through the years is that I need to silence myself and listen to others and what they have to say. That is, I need to truly listen to them, to treat them as a dignified ...

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 ...

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

In recent years, you've likely heard that digitalization, innovation or artificial intelligence are the great challenges of our time. However, there is an older, more human and much more complex ...

When we think of leadership, we often think in terms of output. A leader is someone who provides inspiration, teaching, direction, vision, and problem-solving. But true leaders distinguish themselves ...

Life is busy. We work hard, play hard, and each day try to pack in as much as we can, to fulfill education and career goals, nurture our families, accomplish our dreams, and respond to daily crises.

Funding for To The Contrary provided by: This week on To The Contrary: There's two parties who may have really different views value systems that need to be respected and need to learn how to live ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jennifer Tiexiera and Mfaz Mohamed Ali, filmmaker and original oratory competitor, about their documentary, Speak, and the importance of speech clubs in schools.

Lessons from Dr. Jim O’Connell’s long crusade to treat the city’s “rough sleepers.” Glenn, a musician, being examined by a member of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program.Credit...Cole ...