Kindness is one of the rare things that usually cost us nothing yet can mean the world to people. I believe that the world would be a much better place if we were all just a bit kinder - to ourselves and others. After all, they go hand in hand. But how does kindness reflect on our professional lives?
The office usually is a place where positive experiences are mixed with a range of negative emotions. Unfortunately, experiencing anger, conflict, and stress while at work is common for most of us.
Still, we can develop personal resilience by socializing and handling setbacks.
According to a recent article, “Positive psychology: kindness and its role within mental health nursing” - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343463108_Positive_psychology_kindness_and_its_role_within_mental_health_nursing, a way to improving our survival in the organization is by using kindness interventions that aim to promote altruistic behaviours towards others while fostering positive emotions in ourselves.
I hope you’ll enjoy this article focused on kindness and the practice of familiarising genuine caring feelings and actions towards colleagues.
Did you think that your work environment would be better if your colleagues were kinder?
You're very welcome.
You've raised some great questions, hopefully there will be additional research so we can get some answers.
Great insights.
I wonder if some jobs create more conflict than others, especially if there is a perceived zero-sum game towards promotions and raises etc. I know someone who worked in the high-pressure environment of a hospital as a health support worker. She noted how deep bonds can be created within a relatively short space of time given the pressures and requirements of the job.
Given the variance in personality, it's surprising there isn't more conflict than there is. But articles like the one you've supplied can go a long way to helping reduce conflict even more.
Thanks for sharing