Let's Bring More Kindness to the Workplace

In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast', host Sheila Boysen - Rotelli, a Master Certified Career Coach, Recruiter and Talent Development Leader who coaches purpose-driven individuals to help them develop their personal brands. In this episode, she shares her views on creating a 'Culture of Kindness' in workplaces. Episode Highlights: Sheila Boysen says that kindness isn't always seen as a priority in the workplace. She states that to bring in the 'Culture of Kindness' at workplace means carrying authentic quality to work, being gentle and kind to ourselves and to other people around us. Sheila narrates how the researchers from the University of California studied a group of workers, mostly female employees from Coca Cola's Madrid headquarters, on kindness. The participants were asked to give details of the generous acts or acts of kindness they performed towards their coworkers each week, said Sheila. According to Sheila, we can perhaps perform random "Acts of Kindness" anytime on a regular basis instead of celebrating it just for a week in February every year. Sheila discusses some ways of showing kindness at workplace. She points out that genuine compliment really can leave a lasting impression on someone who is receiving it. Be an active listener for our colleagues, says Sheila. 3 Key Points: Sheila Boysen shares that wellbeing is tremendously important and as per research over a period of time, wellbeing in workplace, can help organization, team, company or institution. As per Sheila, small acts of kindness, not only benefit the receiver, but they benefit the person who is giving that act of kindness and they benefit the whole organization. When someone does something for you or when someone's does a good job or favor, show them gratitude by saying it out loud or even better. Tweetable Quotes: "Office culture today can be tremendously cutthroat and competitive. It can lead to lots of hurtful comments and criticism, complete lack of collaboration and miscommunication." - Sheila Boysen - Rotelli "After about a month, the study showed that the acts of"" kindness do not go unnoticed and it had a huge impact on the overall positivity in the workplace and the employee's sense of wellbeing." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli "I think the most interesting aspect of the study was to show that acts of kindness are contagious." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli "Each of us can improve our social communication skills and positively contribute and impact the culture of our working group of our professional network or of our organization." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli "Active listening is about giving your complete intentional focus on what someone's saying." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli Resources Mentioned: Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: WebsitePodcast