The Unexpected Lesson: How Kindness and Empathy Can Change Lives

Sometimes, life’s most profound lessons come from the most unexpected moments. Recently, while presenting on the transformative power of kindness to a large group, I experienced firsthand how a simple act of empathy can alter the course of events in ways I never anticipated. Here’s the story of how kindness and human connection led to […]

You aren’t motivating your people with carrot and sticks: 3 ways to drive sustained motivation in hybrid workplaces

In the new hybrid workplaces, the seemingly small moments mean much more than grand gestures to drive sustained motivation. While we may be beyond the ‘return to work’ phase, companies are struggling more than ever in how to navigate the new ways of working and to keep people motivated. In a recent NY Times story, the […]

Is Kindness the Next Wave in the Future of Work?

Being Kind Works. It works for strengthening employee engagement, enhancing company culture, building higher performing teams, and nearly any of the other priorities on a C-Suite agenda. Kindness is the most powerful tool that we have to build stronger workplaces. And it is a tool that is available to EVERYONE. We aren’t talking about surface […]

Being Kind to Employees Generates Results

After the pandemic, there is a trend that is beginning to consolidate in companies: Kindness. “Kindness is much more than being nice,” says an expert in organizational Kindness. Translated from the original work of Alina Camacho Hauad (Spanish version here). Phrases like “I didn’t come to make friends” or “boss is the boss even if […]