Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rhett Buttle covers the intersection of the private and public sector. Just about a year ago, I sat down with Isabella Casillas ...

When Gillian Sandstrom was a graduate student in Toronto more than a decade ago, she encountered a stranger on the subway who was carrying a scrumptious-looking cupcake. Sandstrom had long considered ...

Small talk may be the most maligned category of conversation. For many, it's a time-waster with no redeeming qualities other than mindless chatter. Yet, when properly understood and applied, small ...

But could it also work on a sub-national level — in a city or state — and try to make a dent, however small, in the local news crisis? That’s the idea behind The Conversation Local, an initiative that ...

Nick Enfield does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

You either master the art of small talk or constantly dread it; there’s no in-between. By all means, small talk should not exist. Yet, we have kept it alive. There’s no reason why we should be ...

There's nothing worse than getting stuck in conversation with someone and only have the weather to talk about. Sometimes small talk is necessary, but most of the time it's painful and inauthentic. To ...

Do you dread trading niceties with retail clerks and assorted other strangers when you are out in public? Do you go out of your way to avoid neighbors and co-workers so that you do not have to engage ...

I believe we’re all just one conversation away from our next breakthrough. While technology has revolutionized how we learn and connect—allowing us to absorb information via Zoom or online ...

Small talk is a common element of workplace environments, but some welcome it more than others, research shows, and some avoid it altogether. Other research has found that while the presence of ...

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The U.S. is being hit hard by supply chain disruptions, which have rattled businesses around the world as demand surges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Congress and the administration work ...