Empathy and Productivity

• Empathy: Books give you the context  (in the form of stories and experiences ) you can use effectively to become more empathetic.
• Communication skills: Reading will improve your vocabulary and writing. The more you read, the better you communicate. And better communicat...

Increasing your ability to empathize can help you get closer to others, gain their support when you need it, and potentially defuse high-charged conflicts in your professional and personal life. 

Be aware and listen carefully to what others are telling you. You kno...

If you become more productive and start finishing work earlier people may expect you to find more stuff to do to fill in the remaining hours. You can leverage that extra work into a promotion or raise – or convince your boss to adopt a telecommuting plan so you can work from home.

Bu...