Kindness at Work

Supporting mental health and wellbeing

Anticipating people’s needs and doing things to help them without being asked, shows that you are thinking and caring about others. When we treat colleagues with kindness, it helps them to feel valued and psychologically safe – and that’s when people give of their best at work. In this ten-minute podcast Sue Duraikan talks about why kindness at work is so important and gives practical examples of how to build a culture of kindness.

Summary of learning messages

• 'See needs and meet them' is a great mantra to adopt
  Even a small act of kindness makes a big difference to someone’s day

• Treating people with kindness has a ripple effect
  Just witnessing kindness makes people feel good and encourages further acts of kindness

• Make kindness a habit
  Look out for everyday opportunities to be kind - in person and in hybrid or online meetings.

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• Personal Effectiveness
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• Culture & Wellbeing

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• Difficult conversations
• Emotional Intelligence
• Empathy
• Ethical Culture
• Hybrid working
• Inclusion
• Interpersonal skills
• Kindness
• Meeting skills
• Mental wellbeing
• Positive thinking
• Providing emotional support
• Remote working
• Wellbeing

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