The latest from Angela Prestil

- by Angela Prestil, CU Difference

Four things about empathy that might surprise you

I love learning new things. I subscribe to everything from trade publications to Fast Company to TED Talks daily summaries, and I have a goal of reading one article or ...

- by Angela Prestil, CU Difference

To mentor or not to mentor?

You may be familiar with the Credit Union Development Education (DE) program from The Foundation. Here’s a recap from The Foundation’s website for those of you who are ...

- by Angela Prestil, CU Difference

Is it still January?

Last time I checked, it was January. Still. It feels like the longest month of the year. You may have seen the poem “Mnemonic” by Brian Bilston, a UK poet, ...

- by Angela Prestil, CU Difference

Confessions of an empathy expert

I have a friend – let’s call her “Shangela” – who struggles with empathy with her family. It’s easy to empathize with strangers, but with her family, it sometimes comes ...

- by Angela Prestil, CU Difference

People helping people … with shoes?

Living the life of a speaker and consultant means I’m often on the road for a week or more at a time, sometimes traveling from one city to another ...

- by Angela Prestil, CU Difference

Where has all of the empathy gone?

Empathy is in my blood. It’s one of my core values, and I work hard to practice it – especially with people who seem to need it most. This past ...