Open communication and trust: Are you afraid to express your opinion at work?

Imagine being able to share your ideas, opinions, thoughts without fear of repercussions. Can you do it in your workplace? Can you do it with your partner, children and friends? Open communication builds trust and this trust increases productivity. Two plus two equals five when we express ourselves freely without fear of being thought foolish or…

Empathy, much more than putting yourself in someone else's shoes

Article written by: Beatriz Anguís Sánchez Perhaps on some occasions you have not felt heard due to a lack of feedback, support or understanding. On many other occasions, you may feel that you have not been able to adequately and empathically attend to the emotional state of the other person and ask yourself: What do I need or should I do to be more empathetic in ...

Empathy: The key to connecting with others

Article written by: María Julieta Balart Gritti, Managing Partner of Ágama Consultoría y Aprendizaje, SL Empathy is the ability to understand the needs, feelings and problems of others, putting oneself in their place and thus being able to respond correctly to their emotional reactions . According to the model, the emotional competence of empathy is ...

Learn to talk to your children

Talking with our children as prevention of so many things ... A skill that we all must acquire. Many parents doubt that it is appropriate to discuss alcohol and other drugs with their children. Others of us think that it is not possible for our children to be involved with illegal substances. And others, finally, we delay the issue because we do not know ...

Recommendations for good communication as a couple.

Conflicts are good, they help us grow. But you have to solve them and for this it is very important to have good communication. Below you can see some recommendations that can be summarized as respect, assertiveness and empathy: Starting with a few positive words, is one of the many recommendations made by those who know about it ...

Motivation and commitment (engagement). The importance of autonomy, relationships and competition

We continue with the summer readings and we work with the HBR Guide to Motivating people from the Harvard Business Review to reconnect with what makes us feel good, perform better, motivate ourselves and even enjoy work. If something sums up what every manager must work for the well-being and performance of all employees, this ...