A wife complains to her husband that it has been ages since he last told her that he loves her. Looking puzzled, he responds: “I told you that I love you when I married you 20 years ago. If anything changes, I’ll let you know.”

If you work with any type of group, you have to master the art of being an inclusive host. Psychological safety is primordial in workplace, community, and educational settings. Therefore, I share here some essential elements of inclusive leadership.

When we think about what we’re doing right, there are three things that keep us together. First, we make each other feel valued. Second, we help each other add value. Third, we cuddle in bed.

If you’ve ever felt valued, or had an opportunity to add value, you know how good it feels to matter. So much so that your health and happiness go up every time you experience these positive emotions. In fact, you live longer and feel more fulfilled when you experience them regularly.

London and Melbourne are object lessons in prevention, ecological thinking, and communitarian responses to global crises. See why.

What can you do to transform the next decade from a “Me Culture” to a “We Culture”?

You may be familiar with the more common and overt forms of power, such as threats, punishment, rewards, and the use of force. But you need to be aware of subtle forms as well. These involve manipulations, emotional blackmail, silent treatment, judgmentalism, guilt tripping, mind games, sarcasm, and various forms of exclusion. There is, indeed, a long list of put downs available to people who want to belittle you. Politics is everywhere.