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Noticing when they are struggling with change - even when it's a change they want and need - helps leaders practice empathy! My new computer set up is great...but it was hard to change even though I wanted it! As you may already know, I’ve had a vision impairment for almost a year. It’s become harder to see documents on my laptop, so I decided to get a monitor so that words could be larger. That entailed getting a new keyboard, going back to using a mouse instead of my laptop

Scrolling through LinkedIn can be a joy...and it can also be extremely frustrating, especially when you see something you disagree with and/or believe is totally factually wrong. Especially if the post topic is something that is triggering to you, it's easy to have a knee jerk reaction and just hit the keyboard and type a response letting the person who posted know, in no uncertain terms, how wrong they are and why. Problem is, when you do that, the person who posted isn't ne

Use these four steps when you see or hear someone being treated unkindly in your workplace. My 4 Step Approach to Countering Unkindness and Meanness at Work Have you ever been in a meeting at work where someone shares an idea and someone else responds meanly by saying something like “that is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard”? If you have, you probably didn’t know what to do or how to respond. Especially if the person who said the unkind words was someone in power such as a

I’m tired of meanness. I think that a lot of other people are too. Here’s why. Unkindness smoulders and leaps from one social media platform to another. This month, I posted a story on social media that went viral. The story was about deliberately crossing the street to introduce myself to a neighbor who now lives in my daughter’s childhood best friend’s house. The neighbor told me that she had been saving a box of family photos that had been left behind by the previous owner

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

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

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...

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...

By Karyn Ross Kind Leaders are the best kind of leaders because they work to reduce and eliminate fear and create trust by including and...

Quick question for you: How did the last interaction with your leader make you feel? Did it make you feel motivated and excited to come...