Keeping the Peace

Wow! I just met this person and here is what I know about him:

He has worked at the same office for eighteen years
He is single but has a girlfriend
He does not like being mistaken for a nurse (he is a doctor)
He lives a half mile away from his office
He loves [...]

Some people believe that compassion and especially compassion in the workplace is a form of weakness. Perhaps they think that survival of the fittest in the corporate jungle leaves no room for something like concern for other people and their feelings. March ahead, take no prisoners!
Yet report after report shows us that those who have [...]

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia
Have you ever started to pay someone a compliment or to say something nice to them [...]

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.” — Marian Wright Edelman
Accomplishing big achievements and meeting major milestones are events that are worth celebrating. How often have [...]

“Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. “
Jonathan Kozol: On Being a Teacher, 1981
Truthfully I do not know if I completely agree with the above quote, I bring it to you anyway because part of me thinks, ‘well this makes sense, I want to pick battles I can win’; but part of [...]