CEOs are hired for their intellect and business expertise - and fired for a lack of emotional intelligence.

Risk taking and the drive to pursue innovative ideas are the fuel that stokes the entrepreneurial spirit.

If you are doing mindfulness meditation, you are doing it with your ability to attend to the moment.

It is difficult to spread the contagion of excitement without having a sense of purpose and direction.

Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple act of attention.

While there I began to study the Asian religions as theories of mind.

My hope was that organizations would start including this range of skills in their training programs - in other words, offer an adult education in social and emotional intelligence.