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Karyn Ross
Nov 222 min read
Speak Up to Stop Unkindness
You can break the Vicious Circle of Unkindness by taking action and speaking out when you feel like you are being treated unkindly. So...
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Karyn Ross
Nov 111 min read
Kind Leaders don't Tolerate Unkindness
As well as modeling how to be kind through their own words and behaviors, Kind Leaders don't tolerate unkindness in others. One of the...
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Karyn Ross
Nov 81 min read
Kindness is THE Answer ... Everywhere!
This is what I “look up to” every day while working. A reminder that Kindness is the Answer because every day, no matter how small, your...
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Karyn Ross
Nov 72 min read
Unkind Leaders Create a Vicious Circle of Fear
“If people weren’t afraid of being treated unkindly (especially by their leaders) they wouldn’t feel fear.” And, “When people are afraid,...
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Karyn Ross
Oct 231 min read
Cooperation, not competition, leads to solutions!
From my new blog, Karyn Says on my new Karyn Ross Consulting website ! So often people think that competition is the best way to drive...
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Karyn Ross
Oct 203 min read
Kind Leaders Spell Out Which Actions are Allowed and Which Aren't!
Unless leaders define which specific actions are allowed - and which are not - organizational values are simply "words on a wall". Many...
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Karyn Ross
Oct 132 min read
Toxic Office Culture Won't Exist if You Don't Allow It!
Are you a leader wondering why your office culture if toxic? If you are, please look first at yourself and why you are "allowing" people...
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Karyn Ross
Sep 302 min read
How to Hold People Accountable: Part 2
So often, the phrase "hold people accountable" really means "I wish the other person would change...and do what they are 'supposed to'." ...
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Karyn Ross
Sep 103 min read
Holding people accountable starts with YOU!
Kind Leaders know that "holding people accountable" is a leadership function. And that taking the time and effort to ensure people can...
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Karyn Ross
Aug 272 min read
Kind Leaders Reframe for Cooperation & Collaboration!
Want more cooperation and collaboration in your organization and on your team? Then it’s time to “reframe” kindly! Often, concepts and...
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Karyn Ross
Aug 122 min read
Kind Leaders Know that Winning Isn't Everything...
Kind Leaders know that winning (even when it's couched in "win/win" language) often leads to unkindness to others and self because it is...
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Karyn Ross
Jul 231 min read
Using “Please & Thank You” isn’t Weakness! It’s Kind!
Two quick reminders to leaders today: 1. People do what you do…and say what you say. 2. Those who work for you give the literal “time of...
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Karyn Ross
Jul 114 min read
The Words Kind & Leadership Go Together!
The other day I was having a chat with a colleague who works in the Kind Leadership space as well and they were frustrated. They were...
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Karyn Ross
Jun 252 min read
When People Make Mistakes, Leaders Need to Be Kind!
When people make mistakes at work, it's especially important to lead with kindness. Nice may be easier for you, as a leader, but it...
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Karyn Ross
Jun 131 min read
Kind Leaders Take Out the Trash!
A number of years ago, I worked with an organization in which a senior leader refused to update a huddle board on their own. They had...
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Karyn Ross
Jun 33 min read
Values: Words on a Wall? Or Specific Behaviors to Turn Values into Action!
So often, an organization's values are just "words on a wall". That's because leaders haven't defined the specific behaviors that turn...
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Karyn Ross
Apr 141 min read
How to Have Kind Conversations Interview with Nicky McCrudden
Nicky McCrudden, who is doing research for her PhD, reached out and asked to interview me about "how" to have kind conversations. As she...
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Karyn Ross
Mar 262 min read
Kind Leaders Apologize!
When was the last time you apologized to the people who follow you? Many years ago I was leading a continuous improvement event at a...
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Karyn Ross
Mar 172 min read
Great Book Review of The Kind Leader By Simon D. Gary!
A huge, kind shout out to Simon D. Gary for this great review of The Kind Leader! I should start by saying “The Kind Leader,” by Karyn...
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