Kindness in

WORKPLACE Team Altruism

What is kindness?
Kindness...
could be defined as

friendly, generous, and considerate

in the way people treat each other without expecting nice things in return.
What are the
positive influences of kindness
in the workplace?
 1st: improved mental health

Expressing gratiude Offering support

POSITIVE WORK CULTURE

1st: improved mental health

An environment with Comfortable Supported Motivated

Decrease STRESS LEVELS

Mental wellness
Resilience Increase
1st: improved mental health
In Journal of Social Psychology, 2010

PRESENT EXPERIMENT
Kathryn E. Buchanan & Anat Bardi [1]

Age: 18 - 60
Randomly assigned to acts of kindness
in 10 days.

RESULT: performing acts of kindness or acts

of novelty resulted in an increase in happiness.
2nd: teamwork collaboration
Feel VALUED and APPRECIATED
2nd: teamwork collaboration

R elationships
eliability
 2nd: teamwork collaboration

Acts of kindness within work teams led to

increased cooperation among team members,
resulting in high performance.

In Journal of Social Psychology, 2010

A study
By Grant. A. M & Gino. F [2]
2nd: teamwork collaboration

A study conducted by University of Warwick

RESULT: joyful employees, who tend

to engage in acts of kindness and
experience kindness from others, are
more dynamic, innovative and
dedicated to their work. [3]
 3rd: positive working environment
and employee satisfaction

Acts of kindness spread positive emotions to others.

Working environment

Research by Barsade, S. G. in the Journal of Applied Psychology [4]

How can we spread our
kindness in the workplace?
#ACTION 1: set intentional goals to
practice kindness on a regular basis

smile at co-workers offer to help with tasks

listening without judgment

Each individual has a unique way to express kindness
-> maintain a level-headed manner.
#ACTION 2: organize some
group activities
give food to the poor

Organize
kindness
days clean the local
infrastructure
#ACTION 3: encourage employees to celebrate
each other's success and accomplishments

Provide constructive feedback in a supportive manner

#ACTION 3: encourage employees to celebrate
each other's success and accomplishments

Monthly ceremony sharing an act of kindness

Ways to spread kindness
01 Make eye contact and smile
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02 Offer to help

03 Provide constructive feedback

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04 Show kindness towards yourself
Conclusion
Kindness: the most effective way to
Create a positive environment
Enhance teamwork and satisfaction
Your contribution matters.
Credits
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-10624-001 [1]
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-09990-007 [2]
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46442857_Happiness_and_Productivity [3]
https://web.media.mit.edu/~tod/media/pdfs/EmotionalContagion.pdf [4]
Thanks for
watching!