In the lead-up to my wedding last year, my fiancé, Joe, and I were determined to keep things chill. The point of a wedding, in our view, was not to construct a perfect fairy tale but to do what was ...

Flash floods in Central Texas have killed over 80 people, including children, with more missing. Monetary donations are the most effective way to help, and several reputable organizations are ...

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Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

There are some emergency scenarios we don't want to think about: medical accidents, mass shootings or suicidal crises. But when these situations happen, staying calm and having a response plan could ...

Reporter More than 1,400 people have died—and officials say that toll may rise—and around 3,000 were injured in an earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan late Sunday evening. The 6.0-magnitude ...

For managers, supporting underperforming employees requires skilled coaching that inspires growth, ownership and accountability. With the right approach, people managers can uncover the root causes of ...