KIND

The quiet power of kindness at work

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Cover of a book titled 'KIND: The quiet power of kindness at work' by Graham Allcott, with a white background and large gray text for the title.

It's often thought that we have to choose between a kind working environment and a high-performing one.

This keynote sets out to prove that kindness actually drives success.

Based on the scientific research and kindness principles from Graham Allcott's book KIND, this keynote will show you how kind acts lead to higher levels of teamwork, innovation, and productivity, as well as help shift work culture and society at large to something better.

Key Takeaways:

  • Why kindness is essential for success.

  • The 8 Principles of Kindfulness at Work: a practical guide for injecting kindness into your team and organisation.

  • Discovering how kindness boosts productivity, creativity, collaboration and happiness.

  • Gaining insights into building a culture of high performance through kindness

  • How kindness drives employee engagement and retention

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"Graham’s keynote and workshop were truly inspiring!

I’ve come away with loads of great ideas, and I’ll be putting the 8 Principles of Kindfulness at Work straight into action."

– AVM Conference

Motivational Kindness Speaker

The 8 Principles of Kindfulness at Work:

  1. Kindness Starts with You 

  2. Set Clear Expectations 

  3. Listen Deeply  

  4. People First, Work Second. Always.  

  5. Be Humble 

  6. Treat people the way THEY want to be treated  

  7. Slow Down 

  8. It Doesn’t End with You 

A series of hand-drawn illustrations with motivational sayings: 1) A plate with the words "Kindness starts with you." 2) Three birds with the phrase "Set clear expectations." 3) A gramophone with the phrase "Listen deeply." 4) An envelope with a handshake and the phrase "Be humble." 5) A hand holding a gift box with the phrase "Treat people the way they want to be treated." 6) A podium with a ribbon and the phrase "People first, work second." 7) A curled-up animal with the words "Slow down." 8) An infinity symbol with the phrase "End with you, it doesn’t."

‘Nice’ and ‘Kind’ are not the same.

Kindness gets a bad press sometimes because it’s confused with ‘just being nice’. ‘Kind’ and ‘Nice’ are not the same. In fact, there’s a world of difference between ‘Nice’ and ‘Kind’, and I would go as far as to say that they’re closer to being opposites than they are to being the same.

The importance of Psychological Safety at work.

Kindness and empathy drive trust and help build the psychological safety that high-performing teams and organisations need to thrive

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