Whenever a relationship doesn’t work – whether you can’t stand one another, or simply don’t feel the reciprocal need for each other’s company – there is one key ingredient missing: appreciation. Sounds too simple? Let’s see…

Hierarchies have been part of our lives for ages and will not go away anytime soon. All of us have most likely experienced both sides of the spectrum several times in our lives: sometimes you are the one in charge, other times it is someone else. Sometimes you are the one giving orders or commanding, other times you are the one who must follow orders or who is taking commands. In either situation, the way you feel is not determined by the “what” – the task at hand –, but much more by the “how” – the way this given task is assigned. So, ask yourself, when it is your turn to take charge, do you command or do you empower?