Kindness and productivity are not opposing forces in business. In fact, kindness can be a powerful driver of success when treated as a practical approach rather than just a nice-to-have value.
Shifting from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset, and focusing on collaboration rather than competition, can transform how teams work together.
Graham Allcott is an author and the founder of Think Productive, a global company that helps teams improve their work through productivity and leadership training. He’s written multiple books, including the international bestseller How to be a Productivity Ninja. His latest book, Kind, explores the relationship between kindness and business success.
Three reasons to listen
- Shift your thinking to create more opportunities for kindness
- Build stronger teams without defaulting to competitive behaviour
- Create ripple effects of positive change by understanding how self-kindness and kindfulness influence team dynamics
Episode highlights
- [00:11:24] When you’re kind, you win
- [00:14:05] The scarcity mindset
- [00:17:06] How we can develop kindness
- [00:19:07] The myth of the business bastard
- [00:22:17] Psychological safety in teams
- [00:23:20] Case study: Timpson
- [00:27:37] How to build an abondance mindset
- [00:28:42] Kindness vs niceness
- [00:30:10] Case study: Jacinda Ardern
- [00:32:04] Kindness and difficult decisions
- [00:35:53] Kindness starts with you
- [00:37:57] Graham’s media recommendations
- [00:40:18] Takeaways from Pia and Dan
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