21st century skills. Social and emotional learning skills. “Soft” skills. Whatever you choose to call them, there is a set of skills that are essential for success in school, work, and life — and yet ...

Leadership today demands more than strategy or skill — it demands self-awareness. The ability to stay curious is what keeps ...

Wendi Pillars, NBCT, has taught for nearly three decades, both overseas and stateside, in military and civilian contexts. She is the author of Visual Impact and Visual Notetaking for Educators. Find ...

Whether we're sitting in a meeting, hearing our partner tell us about their day, or catching up on our favorite podcast, we may think of listening as a passive activity. In these scenarios, the person ...

Active listening is an essential part of effective communication. Listening helps you build genuine and honest connections. When done effectively, people will be motivated to communicate with you, ...

Communication is the most important tool we have when it comes to teamwork—especially in remote work. But as an engineer, in the past I’ve focused more on code than communication. Although I talked to ...

Economists and business leaders agree: the American workforce is experiencing a skills shortage that is likely to grow. Record-breaking numbers of job openings combined with a relatively stagnant ...

Understand what’s behind a client’s thinking and keep an open mind. My name means listener. I often ponder if my behavior validates my moniker. I’d like to believe that one day I’ll master the craft ...

It’s the most glorious sound—your two young children laughing and playing. You can just sit, in an entirely different room, uninterrupted, and revel in your otherworldly parenting skills. But then the ...

Associate Professor of Digital Sound and Interactive Media, Arizona State University Our hearing tells us of a car approaching from behind, unseen, or a bird in a distant forest. Everything vibrates, ...