Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marybeth Gasman writes about racism, philanthropy, HBCUs & faculty. In a time marked by distrust, polarization, and profound ...

The red and blue divide is fast becoming a chasm. Ideologically, Democrats and Republicans are farther apart than at any time in the past 50 years, according to research from Pew. Some even fear that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. Did you know that active listening is considered a top ...

One day earlier this year, a dozen or so Chicago Booth students logged in to their virtual classroom and presented their assigned homework. But they didn’t turn in the usual slide decks or Excel ...

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 ...

Our collective pandemic exhaustion has reached new lows, further eroding what little empathy we had left for one another. As rancorous debates over school openings, mask mandates and how racism is ...

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 ...

Great leaders are great listeners. Listening seems like such a basic human skill. Shouldn’t we all be doing it well by the time we join the workforce? You might think so, but in many places and ...

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 ...

You can see your Spotify listening history in several ways, on the platform's mobile and desktop apps. In its iPhone app, Spotify is currently testing a feature that ...