This post originally appeared on Forbes When did everyone get so angry? I don’t know about you, but I am seeing more anxiety, anger and aggression in my interactions every day.

Learning does take effort.

When we think of empathy, we often think of comforting someone, helping someone, or being “nicer.

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Fear of the unknown is a natural emotion that is part of being human. However, when ambiguity is encountered in the context of work, the effects can be damaging to performance.

The importance of soft skills like resilience Work is shifting away from a defined, hierarchical framework toward project-based, teamwork-oriented tasks.

Nothing stings like criticism—even when it’s delivered with the best of intentions.

This article originally appeared on Forbes If you are like many top HR teams today, you’ve completed an employee engagement survey, and HR teams and managers are all studying the results carefully, …

No matter your job title or personality type, speaking up at work can be challenging. It means putting your ideas on the line and opening yourself up to criticism.

It’s a simple truth that the busier we are, the more we need our friends—to offer support, share an outside opinion, and give us an outlet to blow off steam.

Why do difficult conversations have to be so…difficult? No one relishes the opportunity to deliver bad news, point out others’ mistakes, or discuss something that needs to change.

This post originally appeared on American Heart Association Stress in the workplace can take a significant toll on health, and many people are looking to their employers for help.