Each month at work, Sara brings in something sweet from a different neighborhood bakery: croissants, donuts, pastries filled with jam or cream. She pays for it herself and makes sure to support small, family-run spots whenever she can. “I just like seeing people smile in the morning,” she says. But it’s more than just breakfast. […]
After the US election based on feedback from loved ones and his viewers, Philip DeFranco (view Phil’s website here) started sharing good news stories at the end of his news show as a kindness to his audience. We want to celebrate people leading with kindness and Phil is just one example. Where do you see
Including stories of kindness within your internal communications has a whole range of benefits to your organisation and the individuals within it. These include: Collecting stories and telling them in ways that achieve outcomes is at the heart of the IC team’s role. That’s what I talked about at the Institute of Internal Comms’ festival,
I applied to be on the Designed to Be Kind rota and their holding response came with a lovely video of their Founder thanking everyone for their passion and vulnerability, and explaining the next steps in their process. The video also had captions to make it accessible. It was such a great demonstration of how
How often do you notice kindness? And could simply recognising it be a catalyst for change — online and offline? Sarah is on the latest episode of Akoni Tech Talks discussing: Search Akoni Tech Talks on your favourite podcast app or YouTube to hear the whole episode.
We couldn’t agree more with Sara Yahia on how key kindness is in HR, and business at large. How have you seen kindness benefit people in business? “Kindness is a guiding principle in my life. As an HR leader, I make it a point to stay grounded in humanity while also achieving company goals. I
I’m pleased to announce that I have recently become a member of the Speakers Collective, a community of speakers established to challenge stigma, facilitate important conversations and promote learning on a variety of social issues. It’s good to be able to spread the word about this useful resource and show that I’m part of it.
“The headlines are heavy and the job market feels relentlessly tough, but kindness is louder than you think. I posted a call-out, asking for guest speakers to support my coaching group of job seekers in communications. I honestly expected tumbleweed. Not because I don’t believe in good people, but because LinkedIn has a habit of
Our head kindness cheerleader is talking at loads of events in June, so there are lots of opportunities to hear her speak about the power of kindness and communication: North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) conference.Institute of Internal Communication conference.a Connect Reading Learnalot session.a conversation with Louise Winters – the Sparkle coach ✨ in one
Kindness makes a great keynote speech for any conference, here’s why: I’m giving the keynote at the NWUPC annual conference for procurement professionals this year. If you’d like me to kick off your con with kindness, get in touch with me here.
