Dawna Markova PhD is cofounder and CEO Emeritus of Professional Thinking Partners. An inspirational speaker, writer, researcher, and teacher, she is internationally known for her asset-focused work in the fields of perception, learning, and identifying core cognitive competencies.

Angie McArthur is the CEO of Professional Thinking Partners, and has cofacilitated and designed global conferences, leadership retreats, training programs, and ongoing one-on-one Thinking Partnerships in organizations from nonprofits to Fortune 500s.

The two are coauthors of books including Reconcilable Differences: Connecting in a Disconnected World (Random House, 2017), from which this article was adapted.