Kindness is Important

Let me start by sharing some stories with you. Last week I was on holiday with my family. We were staying in West Kirby, a small town on the Wirral in the UK. It’s a beautiful spot, with big skies and amazing views over the estuary. While there we regularly went out for walks and […]

This month’s guest blog comes from Charlie, the founder of the Transgentle website, a resource to educate and support allies to take positive steps and improve trans inclusion using kindness. In the blog he explains how his experience of being a trans person gives him empathy and insight, something he kindly shares with others to […]

Last month’s guest blog provided information about using personality types to understand other people better and communicate more kindly. This month Jen Gibbard, Virtual Assistant and Project Manager, shows how business operations are a great way to demonstrate kindness AND deliver business success. In business it’s often easy to overlook the subtle ways kindness already […]

There’s no denying that we continue to live in difficult and scary times which can be bad for our individual and collective mental health. There are some truly horrifying things going on around the world, both far away and closer to home. At times this can seem overwhelming and I, like many others, feel helpless […]

At Time for Kindness we believe that kindness is powerful because it connects us as humans. Our guest last month wrote about using understanding of different cultures to spot kindness. This month Nina Lenton, coach and creative thinking partner, continues the theme of communicating across difference, this time in relation to different personality traits. Most […]

This month’s guest writer, Sarah Black, introduces us to the fascinating subject of cultural intelligence (CQ) and the way that being mindful of cultures and differences can help us to see kindness so that we communicate and connect more effectively. In Sheena Iyengar’s TED talk about the art of choosing she describes her attempts to […]

What does a kind leader look like? And how can you spot them? That’s what I’m thinking about a lot at the moment. It seems to me that the leaders we most often hear about (particularly in politics and in business) are the ones that follow what I think of as the ‘scary monster’ mould. […]

This time of year seems to split people into 2 groups with different ways to cope as we head through winter. Some people love the shorter days and darker evenings, loving the whole hygge vibe, snuggly jumpers and hot chocolate. Others find the shorter daylight hours and colder weather put them low. I myself am […]

Kindness isn’t always easy. Sometimes the kind action isn’t something that you want to do. Sometimes you don’t really like the person who needs kindness. Sometimes you don’t know where to start with finding the kindest thing to do, so it’s easier to not do anything. And sometimes you simply don’t have the time. Or, […]

My guest this month is voice specialist and coach, Anne Leatherland. In this piece she explores the way that people express kindness through their voice and shares tips for listening out for that kindness in your workplace. In the modern workplace, where deadlines, tasks, and performance metrics often take centre stage, kindness is a quality […]