In today’s rapidly evolving, high-stress work environments, kindness is often overshadowed by deadlines, productivity goals and a focus on profit maximization. Yet, fostering a culture of kindness in ...
For years, conventional wisdom about workplace generosity has largely suggested a simple split: strategic or generous. Helping “up” the chain is often viewed as strategic—think of an employee staying ...
Graham Allcott has written six books, including the global bestseller How to Be a Productivity Ninja. He is the founder of Think Productive and has privately coached prominent international business ...
The Company Kindness Questionnaire measures kindness by asking employees which of a series of 18 kind acts they would do for a colleague, and which kind acts they would expect a colleague to do for ...
Receiving kindness in the academic workplace can boost well-being, reduce stress and strengthen institutional identity, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE. In turn, those who ...
Last summer Ginnie and I went to a reunion of the company I used to work for in Loveland, Colorado, Hach (pronounced “Hawk”) Company. It was great seeing some of my old work associates and friends.
Kindness is a seemingly simple kindergarten concept. However, it is anything but simple when placed into modern workplaces, especially in remote environments. We casually throw the word "kindness" ...
On Nov. 13, we marked the 27 th year of "World Kindness Day," a chance to pause, reflect and ask: How does kindness really change lives? We then invited you, our readers, to share acts of kindness ...
In 1996, when the Olympics came to Atlanta, I found myself instinctively providing random acts of kindness. It started when a father was taking pictures of his family in front of the Fountain of Rings ...