Leagues and teams probably would have preferred not to take a public position on the Israel-Hamas war. That they could not avoid doing so is their own fault. By Rory Smith By the end of last week, ...

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As a chief people officer and leadership and communication expert, I’m passionate about—some might say obsessed with—clear, kind, effective communication. But one of the most powerful tools in my ...

From the late ’60s until 1998, when the Good Friday Agreement wound down hostilities between the Catholic nationalist Irish Republican Army and the U.K.-supported loyalist protestant militias, ...

“Say Nothing” begins in a state of knotted tension: an introductory voiceover by Lola Petticrew’s resolute Dolours Price lets us know we’re walking in on a fight between the British and the Irish, ...

When businesses face complaints, friction, or tough feedback, many do the same thing: they go quiet. Not because they don’t care but because silence feels safer than difficult conversations. Yet in ...

When something outrageous is said or done to you at work, sometimes it is much better to say nothing. Not reacting in the moment can be a positive outcome, allowing you to think over the situation ...

In recent years, I couldn’t help but notice how often people tend to avoid saying much of anything in casual conversation. Saying nothing or staying neutral is a smart move on many occasions, ...