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This Small Gesture from a Stranger Changed How I Handle Stress in a High-Pressure Career

Hadas Kanner-Golan

created: Aug. 7, 2025, 1 p.m. | updated: Aug. 8, 2025, 2:36 a.m.

Subscribe »As a young lawyer in the early aughts, my first months as an in-house general counsel were chaotic. Management didn't seem to care; everyone expected me to immediately pick up where my former counsel left off, and I was extremely stressed. It was (he would later tell me) a card out of a stack he had bought for his daughter's party. I learned that empathy, emotional intelligence, and good communication are pivotal for personal growth and development in any environment. Join us at Level Up, a conference for ambitious business leaders to unlock new growth opportunities.

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