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Empathy often gets touted as a moral and social virtue, yet it can lead to emotional exhaustion, misunderstandings, and workplace toxicity.

From understanding the modern world's demands to cultivating a supportive workplace culture, this article offers practical strategies, real-

In-person team-building activities enhance collaboration, productivity, and morale, even during economic downturns and remote work periods.

Explore the journey of Alternavida's approach to redefining corporate culture - well-being, enhanced communication, inspired by nature

Authentic leadership and heart-centered relationships are the cornerstones of a thriving work environment.

Explore the transformative power of authentic leadership in creating a positive and engaging work environment.

No doubt about it: Our society loves its superheroes. We marvel at the martyrs who are always ready and eager to sacrifice self for the greater good. We celebrate the workaholics always pushing late to complete yet another task, at least until they start experiencing burnout. We demand and expect results, and we repudiate idleness as slothfulness. Consider this though: You wouldn’t expect your cellphone to operate seamlessly without a daily recharge, right? So why do we expe

Ours is not exactly a society built for mellowness. We idolize the go-getters and ridicule the “slackers.” We celebrate the ones who seem to pack 25 hours’ worth of tasks into a 24 hour day and we judge, silently or not-so-silently, the ones who never seem to meet a deadline. We are the products of a culture built on the premise that you will succeed only through struggle and hard work. And it’s killing us. As a society, we’re more overwhelmed, more stressed, more anxious tha

Nobody’s perfect. Anyone with a hint of self-awareness and honesty will acknowledge that. But often, recognizing our failures helps us to overlook those of others. After all, we usually find it far preferable to put up with a bit of frustration over our friends’, loved ones’, and coworkers’ foibles than to give up entirely the pleasure of having them in our lives. Yet, it seems that in the last two years something has changed. Significantly. All you have to do is watch the n

It’s the New Year and, if you’re like many, you’re ready to make a fresh start. While you might be resolved to exercise, go on a diet, or maybe even launch a new career in 2022, you may be missing out on the most important resolution of all: Ensuring that the relationships in your life are truly serving you well. Unfortunately, we don’t always value and work to improve good relationships or recognize the unhealthy relationships in our lives until they have taken a profound to

Looking to turn a profit this quarter? Hoping to up those revenues in the fiscal year ahead? Then we’ve got a hot tip for you. Throw out the balance sheet. Do we have your attention yet? Good. Because we’re not actually asking you to forget about your cash flow. You’re running a business, after all. What we are asking you to do is shuffle your priorities a bit. Because if you want your company to survive and thrive when the competition for talent is more intense than it has e

At some point, nearly every single adult has experienced a wonderful, close relationship with someone whom they love to be around. Many have also experienced a highly contentious, hostile, or distant relationship with a person they gradually come to dread being near. Any relationship with a person that you must interact with frequently can impact your wellbeing if you let it go unresolved. While sometimes there are unfortunate situations that you can do nothing about, more of