Sympathy is understanding someone's emotions and empathy is feeling them.

When a friend is suffering from some misfortune, loss, or stressful experience, we want to be able to commiserate in a way that is both helpful and supportive. Whether it’s a physical problem, like a ...

Whenever you utilize sympathy and empathy in your life, you’re sharing the very best of what you can offer both yourself and others. That’s why it’s important for all of us to manage the role they ...

Something bad has happened to all of us. The loss of a loved one, an illness, a car crash, or even smaller things like a missed concert or an argument with a partner. When these unfortunate events ...

Too often, empathy is conflated with sympathy and compassion, and the perception that expressing empathy burdens leaders to take on and solve the problems of employees. The Fast Company Executive ...