A lot of bruised feelings remain after last year’s election season. But instead of perpetuating the rancor, the world is ready for more kindness in the coming year.
It’s time to rekindle your dormant kernel of kindness and vow to bring it with you each day when you enter your workplace.Holding political grudges does you no good, particularly when you must work alongside your “opponents.” You end up trying to avoid people on your team, but in the process, you lose access to their special expertise that can make your projects progress more smoothly.What’s more, when you put kindness at the forefront of all your workplace interactions, you neutralize the viciousness and become someone that other people prefer to work with.You may even notice that your requests are addressed more quickly than your bad-tempered counterparts and that you become the person given the choice assignments.
Kindness is like a magnet that attracts others to you.Employ these approaches to help you keep your vow to be kind at work throughout these fractious times:Understand that you bring all your life experiences into play when you regard any situation — and, likewise, so do others.
For example, experiencing your parents’ divorce will color your impression of relationships in a way that someone from a loving, intact family can’t conceive.Attempt to understand how others formed their thought process and feelings.