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Harden up with Kindness
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Hi Reader, Kind people at work succeed. Kindness creates longer and more trusting working relationships where both sides are able to eliminate some of the 'due diligence'. It's a shortcut. It creates leeway. It makes things happen. But lots of people get confused about kindness. Kindness is often seen as being weak, when to be truly kind in some of those difficult moments - to act with a commitment to both truth and grace - takes guts, strength and a great deal of skill. And people confuse being kind with being nice. There's a subtle but important difference. Kindness doesn't shy away from the truth, or from a commitment to help the other person to grow. You'll have heard someone being negatively described as "too nice", whereas "too kind" is only ever a compliment. So when we think about the need for more kindness at work, we need to reframe it for those at the back. It's not schmaltzy, soft and cute. It's authentic, successful and badass. Have a great week, Graham |
Rev Up for the Week with Graham Allcott
Join thousands of people starting their week on a positive note. Every Sunday afternoon, I send out an upbeat idea to set you up for the week ahead.
This Rev Up is from the archives – originally sent 6 August 2023. Hi Reader, If you’re taking some time off this month, it’s worth spending a bit of time thinking about your intentions for that time. Aside from “exploring Cornwall” or “fixing the shed”, for most of us, getting some downtime and some ‘headspace’ is a crucial component. Have you got some big career decisions looming? Do you want answers from the summer period or just a better understanding of yourself so that you can guide the...
Hi Reader, Wekcome to Rev Up for the Week, where every week since sometime in early 2020, I've been showing up in your inboxes at 4.05pm on a Sunday, with something positive or productive to kick-start your Monday. A special shout out to you if you've been here since the beginning. It becomes a bit of a badge of honour, when you've done something so consistently and for more than half a decade. The consistency is important. It keeps me in the habit of telling you all about my work (and if...
Hi Reader, Coalmines weren't deliberately unsafe. Most people did their best with the resources they had available, and we can assume a few owners of mines occasionally cut corners on safety as a way to make a quicker buck, and a few loyal supervisors turned a blind eye. In the 1970's, builders cleared away asbestos from houses without knowing that the exposure could cause cancer. Advertising execs smoked at their desks, whilst they accelerated the use of what we now know to be harmful...