Empathy and sympathy are two very different ways to try and console someone who is struggling. One will help and the other will hurt. Choose wisely.

Build more empathy muscle: Become an empathy engineer. Our brains are complex, but when it comes to how we perceive our surroundings and interact with others, a couple of key areas come into play: the ...

The world lost a legend as Dame Jane Goodall passed away at age 91. Her story is an opportunity for leaders in business to ...

Empathy, the act of understanding and sharing the feelings of others, has long been the underpinning of religious, humanitarian and philosophical teachings. Now, there's a new perspective increasingly ...

Deep in the heart of busy season, probably the last thing on your mind is feeling empathy for your clients when they've been procrastinating and are so disorganized. But in an increasingly competitive ...

A meta-analysis of 226 studies involving 57,000-plus participants suggests the "autism lacks empathy" narrative is largely based on flawed research.