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Why You Need to Lead With Kindness & 5 Steps You Can Take to Start Now So excited to share my TEDxBoston Talk about Kind Leadership....

Recognizing team member's efforts and work are a regular part of Kind Leader practice! 3 Things Kind Leaders Say on a Regular Basis My daughter started a new job a couple of weeks ago, and this morning she texted me that she was super happy because her new supervisor had let her know what a good job she was doing!  As leaders, it’s easy to forget how important it is to recognize, on a regular basis, the great work that our team members are doing, and the time and effort they

Even if you don't have an official leadership role or title, you are a leader and can counteract unkind leadership at work. Three Things you can do to counteract unkind leadership “What can we do if our leaders aren’t practicing Kind Leadership?” This is the question I’m probably asked most by people working on teams in different organizations.  Here’s what I always answer. There are three different things you can do:  1. You can speak up about how your leader’s words and act

All people are difficult. That is the truth. Reframing your own thinking from "difficult people" to "difficult situations" helps everyone move forward together to solve problems and meet organizational goals. As a leader or supervisor at work, I'm sure you've been in the situation where you have to work with an employee to solve a problem (potentially a recurring problem) and you find yourself feeling a sense of dread and anxiety. You might be thinking to yourself, "This is g

Humans are hardwired for negativity! Kind Leaders deliberately introduce practices to help people overcome that negativity bias and "assume positive intent" instead! Never underestimate the importance of “the meeting before the meeting”!  Why?  Because as human beings we all come hard-wired for negativity bias. That means we automatically ASSUME negative intent! That whatever it is ISN’T a good ideas; that we DON’T want to do it; that it WON’T work.  But negativity bias doesn

As a leader, once you accept that nothing and no one is perfect, everything is actually perfect! A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with a wrinkle in my retina. The good news is that I can still see out of my left eye and that the condition is unlikely to get worse. The bad news is that the vision in my left eye is blurry (like someone taped a piece of tape over the middle of my glasses) and it's unlikely to get any better. A new glasses prescription has helped some, but truth

There is a big difference between having a conversation and having a debate. And I’m afraid that people have forgotten how to have...

Empathy isn’t something that’s made up. It’s something that is learned and practiced.  It’s learned from watching and experiencing how...

Some (might be controversial and unpopular) thoughts on why increased use of AI is leading to a decrease in kindness. I've noticed...

I went out to dinner with my son last night. We decided to eat at a restaurant he used to work at that is now under new ownership.  While...

There are many myths about kindness and Kind Leadership. One of the most prevalent is that kindness means putting up with 'bad...

If the common myth that people will take advantage of you if you are kind is holding you back from practicing kindness, it's time to...

It's easy to get confused and think that being kind and being nice are the same thing. They aren't. Here's why you need to be clear on...

It's hard to practice kindness when you are in fear and times are tough. That's when it's the most important to practice, though! Day 5...

Contrary to a common belief, people aren't born kind. They learn how to be kind (or unkind) from their leaders and by struggling to...

Kindness isn't about perfection. It's about challenging yourself and others to be as kind as you can be...and reflect, apologize and...

Kindness and oxygen are similar in that it is impossible to live without each of them every day. But practicing self-kindness isn't the...

It's almost my birthday! To celebrate, I'm going to write twenty-three short reflections on what I've learned throughout my almost 63...

It's Monday. Did you have a great sleep last night, or did you toss and turn and dread getting up and going to work? Recently, I read an...

Leading with kindness means focusing on "the means" or how you get there, just as seriously as you focus on the "ends"! A quick reminder...