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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

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...

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...

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...

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...

I have a quick question for you today… Leaders… when was the last time you thanked a team member for their time and effort, even if they...

By listening with open eyes, open ears, open mind and open heart! How did you sleep last night?  Were you feeling nervous about heading...

As 2024 winds down and you start gearing up for 2025, please remember that setting and achieving goals aren’t the only - or most...

You can break the Vicious Circle of Unkindness by taking action and speaking out when you feel like you are being treated unkindly. So...

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...

“If people weren’t afraid of being treated unkindly (especially by their leaders) they wouldn’t feel fear.” And, “When people are afraid,...

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...

Unless leaders define which specific actions are allowed - and which are not - organizational values are simply "words on a wall". Many...

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...

So often, the phrase "hold people accountable" really means "I wish the other person would change...and do what they are 'supposed to'." ...