“When I had to have a particularly unpleasant medical procedure, I couldn’t have sedation because of my meds. I laid there whilst it was going on and couldn’t help crying. The nurse immediately took hold of my hand and held it, all the way through, until it was over. A little thing, but it meant […]
“Our delivery person handed over a parcel and said it had got wet in the (torrential!) rain and let us know to check it. With them being so busy, especially in December, it was really kind of him to let us know and wait for us to check – it was only parcel tape so
“A lady got on the bus unsure of what she was doing or how it worked – a couple of passengers helped her out advising which stop she needed and, once on, talking her through it and establishing where she was returning to and how to do that.” Such a simple act of everyday kindness
“After a buyer let a local farmer down leaving him with a field of pumpkins, he decided to hold a “pick your own” day to try and recoup some costs. The post got shared nearly 250 times on Facebook and more on Mastodon. Children and teenagers helped out on the day to welcome people, give
This month I’m delighted to share a guest blog from Kamala Katbamna founder of Chirp, an award-winning leadership catalyst. She shares with us her thoughts and experience of the kindness that results when leaders choose to show love and what that means in practice. The other day a client asked me to define how I
“Meet the Mt Waverley Donor Centre Best & Kindest Perpetual Trophy. This is to be awarded twice a year to the staff deemed the best worker and kindest. Their name will be added on the the yet to be purchased honour board. The teapot was bought at a Red Cross Shop in Camberwell – a
“I organised a street party where I live. I distributed leaflets, arranged a time and date to suit everyone. I got there early and set everything up. It was a great success – everyone had a good time on the day and longer-term it has been successful too because it has brought neighbours closer together.”
Thank you, thank you, thank you for 400 followers! 400 of you want to see stories of kindness in your LinkedIn feed and who believe, like I do, that there is so much kindness in the world and we need to shout about it. Thank you for being part of this community and helping us
“I ordered a planner on Vinted and the seller was so kind to let me know of issues with Evri, not only letting me know but even sending over a screenshot of the information. They didn’t need to even mention it so I thought it was super kind of them to let me know.” What
“I was up in Edinburgh recently and it was tipping it down. Being Fringe season there were plenty of people handing out leaflets about various shows. Someone from one of the bars raided their lost property box and handed out unclaimed umbrellas to the people working outside. Nice that they spotted it and took the
