5 Reasons to be Kind

September 15, 2019Vital Germaine

Kindness is a highly valuable human quality that requires zero skill and zero effort. It offers endless benefits for the self and for others on a personal and business level. It’s about treating people with respect while honoring your value system. Sometimes it means being tough. Kindness is definitely not a weakness.

On a personal level, it establishes much stronger relationships with those we love and care for. Our kindness elevates others, letting them feel secure, confident, valued and honored.

In regards to business and culture, kindness will optimize employee performance. As a result, your customers/clients will experience the best of your brand. It might even inspire them to come back again and again and become loyal. A little kindness is all it takes.It stems from empathy, arguably the foundation of Emotional Intelligence. Kindness encompasses many other impactful behavioral traits.

Connecting kindness to culture will heavily impact every aspect of the customer experience and your bottom line. It’s a very simple and effective strategy to implement and encourage. The effort is minimal and the outcome is massive.

It manifests in many forms: respect, appreciation, caring, open-mindedness, compassion, and inclusiveness. It's simply the right thing to be and do.

kind·ness

ˈkīn(d)nəs/Submit

noun

the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.