Lead with kindness and see heroic results.
Kill Them With Kindness Shouldn't Be 'Moral Revenge.' Kill them with kindness, is often used with a tone of 'moral revenge.' Many people use it when you can't stand a person, you want to get even, but your morals prevent you from doing bad things to them.So, you decide you'll try to drive them crazy …
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The theme park world is facing some very heavy challenges right now. In this post-pandemic world, theme parks are experiencing drops in attendance, higher than normal employee turnover, employee burnout, guests with high expectations and frustrations, reduced guest perks, short staff, reduced attractions, and in some cases reduced food and beverage stations. These are some …
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Could our jobs be killing us? Leaders could be contributing to heart disease in their employees! A study by Hans Bosma, Ph.D., Richard Peter, Ph.D., Johannes Siegrist, Ph.D. and Michael Marmot FFPHM in the American Journal of Public Health connected the psychosocial hazards of work and an increase in heart disease.Leaders, if you’re not part of …
In 1863 two ships wrecked on the same Auckland island nearly 300 miles south of New Zealand. Neither ship knew about each other and never discovered each other even though they were only 18 miles apart. One crew of 5. One crew of 25. The crew of 25 kept an 'every man for himself' attitude. …
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This is James Neal.He kept a coupon by the register to give people $5 off. It was 7:45AM. I was not very awake. I stopped at Walgreens to get a few things before heading into work. I lined up to check out. That's when I witnessed a very cool and kind person. James Neal was …
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"No, you're good. I saw what you did out there, helping that lady. The smoothie's on us." It was late in the afternoon on a Friday and I was at the office.I received a text from my wife, "Was wondering if you can take a break and bring us smoothies because the baby is sleeping …
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Thanksgiving is upon us! You've probably already finished all your grocery shopping. You probably have all of your plans all set.Do you have a tradition specifically about how you handle the 'thanks - giving?' Or perhaps I should word it as 'the giving of the thanks?'I've been a part of Thanksgivings where thanks were given …
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Empowering Kindness 