On Tuesday 22 July at 7.30pm, head kindness cheerleader Sarah is doing an Instagram Live with Becky Greaves. It’s part of her wonderful summer series about social media and wellbeing all about finding harmony between our online world and our wellbeing. Join us live to be part of this really important discussion.
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“Living in New York City has taught me how powerful a genuine smile can be. Life here is fast and intense, and people can seem cold or distant. But I’ve noticed that when you take the time to smile or make eye contact, something shifts. Yes, people often avoid eye contact here, sometimes out of
Within literally about 10 minutes of arriving at the University of Sussex for a meeting with Professor Robin Bannerjee, co-founder of the Centre for Research on Kindness, I had received an act of kindness. I was trying to find the ladies loo, obviously wandering with a vague look on my face, and a member of
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
It’s Volunteers Week and we know that kindness is at the heart of why people volunteer – let’s hear your story. We want to hear your stories of kindness in volunteering; Why do you volunteer and what do you get up to? How have your volunteers shown kindness? In what ways have those in paid
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.
As a car-free household we don’t use our driveway. So we said our neighbour’s son could park his car on it instead of in the road (her drive is full already). He bought us some flowers and shortbread biscuits as a thank you. Kindness often creates this kind of ripple effect, and sharing it spreads
“My choir is sharing creative trans people, mostly musical artists, in our group chat to support their work.” This was shared with us after the recent announcement by the UK’s Supreme Court and is such a lovely example of a simple act of kindness, of which there have been many after this announcement (alongside the
I wanted to let you know about the kindness-based workshop I’m offering as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 (12-18 May). It’s called ‘Noticing kindness: a tool for hope and connection’. During the hour long workshop we’ll share uplifting stories and I’ll teach people easy to adopt habits to use at work and beyond. You
“One of the people I helped brought me snickerdoodles.” Kindness is contagious as this lovely story proves – the kindness of helping led to the kindness of a thank you gift. If you want daily reminders of how kind people are, make sure you’re following us (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Mastodon or Bsky) because we share stories of kindness sent in
