Mr. Kramon is a former New York Times editor and a lecturer at the Stanford Business School. Your assignment today: Write a note of gratitude to someone to whom your thanks are overdue. It might be a ...

I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My children began resisting the task, seeing it as tedious and unnecessary. Now, they must write thank you notes before they are able to ...

We may be in the throes of Christmas prep right now, but before we know it, the wrapping paper will be cleared away, and kids will be enjoying a new fleet of exciting toys and treasures. After the fun ...