When a social licence to operate is more important than ever before, we wanted to support the sector by showcasing the benefits of working in a kind and sustainable way. Our goal is to demonstrate that the application of kindness in the right way results in a company doing well. Continue to scroll down for resources we have found across various industries sectors and business functions that we hope you find educational and insightful.
Stephanie Norris, Talent Acquisition Manager at Cisco Australia and New Zealand, shares what it’s like to work at Cisco and why she loves building people & communities, and her top three tips for people looking for roles
Want a cleaner, greener planet? Stop animal cruelty? Find out how to make your money work for you – and your values – with the clean money revolution.
Read more on the doona day, a time off for wellbeing or mental health that doesn’t require prior notice.
A review on Rebecca Huntley’s book, ‘How to talk about climate change in a way that makes a difference’.
Enjoy the thoughts and insights into the shift in audience behaviours during COVID19 influencing product innovation and brand marketing in Consumer Health Products, OTC, complementary medicine, personal care, beauty and more.
Companies, take notice: More employees than ever would rather look elsewhere than work at a firm they’re not proud of.
Beyond providing more peace and quiet, the new, introvert-friendly work environment made space for those personalities to stand out in other ways.
“Ted Lasso,” is a workplace comedy on Apple TV+, is especially relevant for managers and executives. The show has dug its way into the hearts of viewers through its funny lessons about kindness.
There are times when a small change can create a significant benefit. As you’d expect, as a team we are always looking to improve what we do and how we do it. Read this article by Shelly McElroy highlighting one of her teams recent improvements.
The last 12 months have given Australian business owners a lot to think about when it comes to remote working. As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, in many ways we’re at a crossroads. Should we return to the old way of doing things or embrace a remote future?
The startup workplace culture in Australia is exciting, unique, and challenging in several ways. Perhaps the rest of the world typically sees us as laid-back, but the reality is the Australian workforce is a pool of committed, innovative, and hard-working people. But like any workplace culture, startups have their own challenges and opportunities to evolve and improve.
Companies increasingly rely on diverse, multidisciplinary teams that combine the collective capabilities of women and men, people of different cultural heritage, and younger and older workers. But simply throwing a mix of people together doesn’t guarantee high performance; it requires inclusive leadership — leadership that assures that all team members feel they are treated respectfully and fairly, are valued and sense that they belong, and are confident and inspired.
The pandemic has made one thing clear about the future of employer-employee relationships; humans are more than resources.
Kindness made a comeback in Cupertino this spring. An Apple event is always about more than the products, read more on their new launch.
A pandemic, a pause, a pivot are three recent steps for what started as a local recruiting firm using tech to tackle diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Find out more in this article.
Read more on how there is a thin line between venting and complaining, the main difference lies in that venting is a way of blowing off some steam, allowing you to go about your day in a relatively normal manner.
Read more on how it’s time for leaders to understand the impact of their employees’ wellness on their work and ways to support it at a company-wide level.
Read more on a few useful mnemonics that help us stay on course with speaking and communicating mindfully.
Read more about this bite-sized quarterly update filled with the most important developments and activities in the impact sector- it’s all you need to stay informed and up-to-date.
Read more on how new research has behaviour is complex and influenced by a range of conscious and unconscious factors.
Read more on how the higher leaders rise in the ranks, the more they are at risk of getting an inflated ego.
Read more on how the past year has created new opportunities and an increased demand for organizations to address systemic disparities that shape employee experiences inside and outside the workplace.
Read more on how focusing too much on control and end goals, and not enough on their people, leaders are making it more difficult to achieve their own desired outcomes.
Read more on how Winton and Waits in Fort Worth gave away hundreds of luxury candles, for free, to anyone who needed a little dose of kindness.
Read more on the value of leadership development and professional training.
Read more on how leading with empathy has become a hot topic for 2021 among leadership development professionals.
Read more on a plea to Merck to support ivermectin as the medicine for Covid-19.
Read more on how kindness and generosity have survived even with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more on how to shake off the feeling that you should be in the office.
Read more on the 26th annual Values-in-Action awards “Values Matter” that will be held at 7 p.m. May 5, with a VIP reception at 5:30.
Read more on how during this grueling pandemic, empathy has become a vital skill for team managers.
Read more on how the weekly award of a big silver cup celebrates everyday kindness by students at the Havelock North school.
Read more on how in an excerpt from a speech about his new book The Shepherd’s Hut, the author says it is men who need to step up and liberate boys from the race, the game, the fight
Read more on how gratitude makes people feel valued, and positive feedback has been shown to mitigate the negative effects of stress on employee performance.
Read more on how you can be sure your employee is treated with kindness, respect, and honesty during a difficult time.
Read more on how A tradesman is being praised for doing the right thing and handing over an envelope full of cash, after finding it at a home he was working on.
Read more on the positive effects the one can have if you lead with kindness.
Read more about an innovative program shows that pediatricians may be able to contribute to healthy child development by encouraging kids to be kind.
Read more on how recasting climate action and sustainability as a route to happiness is an important strategy for governments seeking to engage people, communities, and companies in achieving sustainable development goals
Read more on how Sustainability is a big conversation across industries and Australian beauty brand Bondi Sands isn’t afraid to get amongst it.
Read more on how Queenstown has gone from being described as tourism’s crown jewel to a community facing vitriol – and told it’s getting what it deserves.
Read more on how kindness has allowed businesses and employees to overcome tough challenges in the wake of Covid-19.
Read more on how and if businesses can be used as a force for good.
Read more on the effects of disability exclusion in the workforce.
Read more on how female enrolment in higher education has tripled globally between 1995 and 2018.
Read more on the importance of having a workforce that promotes inclusion and diversity equally.
read about how executives can’t expect office life to be as it was. But they can create a new work world that will keep employees happy and productive, say Harvard Business School faculty members.
Read more on what we refer to different leadership traits between man and woman. Whenever I look at a digital word cloud on leadership what gets thrown up are different elements that define leadership between the genders
“The anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic is a time to reflect, remember and give thanks for those who cared for the sick and those who created vaccines.” Read more.
Read now how small gains in annual returns making a big dollar difference in retirement, new research suggests you should look for super funds with female leaders if you want a bigger nest egg.
Read more on how diversity sits at the core of business sustainability programs. However, with the huge global economic upheaval ushered in by COVID-19 there were genuine concerns that many programs would be unwound, or at the least frozen.
Siegel+Gale’s 8th annual International Women’s Day CMO panel celebration explored the future of branding from a female perspective.
Read about the ‘Be Kind We Care’ initiative to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry.
Read more about women across Australia corporates and their wants to see an end to ridiculous excuses like, “There’s no point promoting you. You’re just going to run off and get pregnant”.
The core principles are the same, but the day-to-day changes a lot.
Read about making ethical and sustainable swaps with these B Corp certified companies, including Patagonia, Innocent Drinks and TOMS.
Read now about this new analysis of decades of research shows that when we are kind to others, we are healthier and happier.
Read more on Hot off the press, Australian-specific talent trends are at your fingertips.
“Coaching is about inspiring people to do their best. It’s also about challenging people to come up with answers on their own” Read more now.
Read about how our respective places of employment doesn’t always make you more productive.
Read more on how the billionaire KIND bar creator shares some of his best business advice.
“Mentoring typically sees a senior person supporting a junior colleague, but new research shows that when senior women mentor more junior men it can help to reduce inequalities in the workplace”
“February is Random Acts of Kindness Month and it’s a great time to encourage goodwill and appreciation in the workplace – with no agenda other than to spread some unexpected joy, says top UK rewards and incentives specialists Appreciate, home of Love2shop”
Read about how Edward Tuorinsky, Managing Principal of DTS, brings two decades of experience in management consulting and information technology services.
Does your company practice what it preaches? Read about the three elements to a culture: behaviors, systems, and practices.
“Telstra already has a number of neurodiverse employees among its Australia-wide workforce and Potocki said they had been instrumental in helping to inform the program and drive better diversity and inclusion within the company.” Read more on how HRD speaks to the telco about its inclusive new program.
Read more on how Ecosia is a non-profit search engine that bills itself as the anti-Google.
This report shows how new research shows the significance of LGBTQ+ representation on boards and highlights current barriers to entry for out LGBTQ+ leaders.
“There are many different factors that contribute to a thriving business. Entrepreneurs know that they typically need knowledge, experience, resources, marketing strategies, innovative ideas, and competent staff to achieve success. But there’s another factor that is equally important and often overlooked that can do wonders for your business: kindness”. Find out more in this article.
The Sustainable Development Goals celebrated their fifth anniversary last September during a year that caused progress towards most of these goals to slow down, stop or, in many cases, reverse. Read more on how a crisis is an opportunity to re-evaluate our priorities.
“Instead of advocating for themselves, women remain silent, stretch themselves thin by always saying yes, bend their boundaries for others and do things that don’t make them happy”. This article gives 3 tips on how women can be more assertive in the workplace.
This article introduces Michelle Li and Grace Steedman, the new Young Voice Directors for The Deloitte Foundation.
This article explores relational leadership and will 2021 be the year that leadership becomes feminine?
“As the COVID-19 crisis continues to disrupt organisations, the time has come for employers to up their leadership game.” – John Hilton. Read more on what this looks like in 2020 and beyond.
Mindfulness improves resilience, the capacity to collaborate, and the ability to lead in complex conditions. This article dives into how you get started and the benefits.
Mindfulness improves resilience, the capacity to collaborate, and the ability to lead in complex conditions. This article dives into how you get started and the benefits.
The holiday season is upon us! This article lists Australian social enterprises to buy the perfect Christmas gift from.
Harvard Business Review on why finding the right balance between sharing and oversharing is important.
Each year the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (‘WGEA’) publishes the annual key findings from the reporting data in the WGEA Gender Equality Scorecard.
The Scorecard includes the latest figures on the gender pay gap, industry comparisons, women’s workforce participation, women’s representation in leadership and emerging trends in employer action.
Looking for a new Podcast recommendation? These podcasts on Positive Psychology aim to make you laugh and encourage you to live your life on purpose.
Enjoy these feel good Christmas Campaigns to cap off a challenging year for consumers amidst a recession.
Read more from Harvard Business Review on how if men genuinely enact equal partnership at home, it accelerates gender equality at work.
Consumer goods giant Unilever plans to test a four-day working week in New Zealand, giving staff a chance to slash their hours by 20% without hurting their pay.
Read this article for five ways you can help new managers become better leaders to create an organization that thrives.
Learn how even a small shift in mindset will directly impact behaviors and can have a significant positive impact on an entire team.
The Harvard Business Review explores how to be a better ally. This starts with individual leaders’ taking responsibility for their own attitudes and behaviors.
Organisations say they want to create a workplace that treats Indigenous people and equitably. The Conversation discusses the results of the first large-scale survey of the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at work give plenty of food for thought.
A new study finds that when we witness kindness, we’re inspired to be kind ourselves. Does this ring true to you?
From Women’s Agenda – an interesting read on the impact of status and class is a vital piece of the gender equality puzzle.
Read this article on kindness and what stops us from being kind, along with the benefits.
Interesting research and results according to the Public Service Association’s What Women Want survey. The union’s first ever large-scale survey of women in the state public sector polled more than 5000 members during the first-half of 2020. Read to find out more.
NAIDOC Week is an annual event celebrating the culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Though usually held in the first week of July each year, due to COVID-19, NAIDOC Week 2020 has been postponed to 8-15 November. Read this article to learn more about the event and some of the ways you can celebrate in your community.
“If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is the importance of knowing what matters most in our lives, personally and professionally. For many business leaders, it is not so much about what we can achieve, but rather how we want to act in the world”. – Forbes
This article from Social Change Central explores the early insights from the RESET 2020 National+Need September Survey on sector burnout.
Do you know exactly what a social enterprise is and what they do? Read this article to find out more and the common misconceptions about social enterprises.
“Global CEOs are speaking out against perceived injustices on social, political and environmental issues. Could this new wave of corporate political activism sway events like the US election?” – Article by Bambuddha Member Debbie Haski-Leventhal
The Harvard Business Review explores how, as an individual leader, you can make sure your team is including and making the most of diverse voices?
“That sense of expectation and desire for the future you’re feeling? It’s hope! Now is a great time to pause, reflect and look forward to the future”. – Oranges Toolkit
The Harvard Business Review explores when a company should speak up about a social issue with three questions to guide your approach.
Read more on how a digital transformation reshapes how finance operates and an opportunity for greater equality is at hand.
An article written by Bambuddha Coach Puck Algera on why empathetic leadership so important right now.
One of our partners, Beaumont People, undertook research and surveyed over 1000 people to ask them what makes work meaningful to them. Check out this interesting report to find out what we need to help provide better engagement at work, and therefore overall wellbeing as a nation.
Download our latest whitepaper from the Corporate Kindness Project. Read case studies from companies who are working hard at working kind…..
Check out this book recommendation from Bambuddha Member Mariane Power: Fulfilled – How The Science Of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier More Meaningful Life
Listen to the Revisionist History Presents: The Happiness Lab with Dr Laurie Santos
Atlassin pose the question ‘What do you think the responsibility of business should be on important societal issues?’
Download the report ‘Return on Action’ the new social contract report for businesses to understand the views of one of the most important stakeholders of business – the employee workforce.
The Innovation Beehive have spent time up close with the Leaders of some of the most successful organisations in the world and observed what they are doing to succeed in disruptive times. Check out the Five Key Practices of Leadership 4.0, outlined in this White Paper.
This report showcases responsible leadership for a sustainable and equitable world – in collaboration with Accenture.
‘The study represents the first stage of a multi-year initiative between the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the Global Shapers Community, in collaboration with Accenture, to create a new framework for responsible leadership and to help organizations cultivate environments in which it can flourish”. – Accenture
This article is a great read from David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom on how you can be a kinder leader.
By Amy J Cuddy, Matthew Kohut and John Neffinger asks the question Is it better to be loved or feared?
From the University of Oxford “Researchers conclude that being kind to others causes a small but significant improvement in subjective well-being. The review found that the effect is lower than some pop-psychology articles have claimed, but also concluded that future research might help identify which kind acts are most effective at boosting happiness”.
This article discusses why ‘Kind’ Leaders are good leaders along with 5 things that Kind Leaders do well.
Emma Seppala asks – “There’s an age-old question out there: Is it better to be a “nice” leader to get your staff to like you? Or to be tough as nails to inspire respect and hard work?
Learn from Emma how to apply the science of happiness to accelerate your success.
By Pierre Gurdjian, Thomas Halbeisen, and Kevin Lane. Read how “Sidestepping four common mistakes can help companies develop stronger and more capable leaders, save time and money, and boost morale”.
Kind leaders shaping the future. This whitepaper ‘provides further compelling evidence that kindness has a positive impact on organisational culture and performance. Working with the Saïd Business School, Hall & Partners have taken the insights from their work and combined them with our own research, pulling together an insightful and thought-provoking booklet for the Women of the Future programme’.
Read this study by Edelman and LinkedIn, as they collaborate to investigate the impact of thought leadership on business generation. ‘This year’s survey results reaffirm that companies with the best ability to produce timely, thought-provoking thought leadership content are much more adept than their competitors at capturing their customers’ attention and turning that attention into positive results’.
From Your Cause & Blackbird – this report will inform you about trends, insights, and benchmark data often used to analyze a company’s employee engagement and corporate social responsibility program.
This article by Harvey Mackay explores the results from Harvard Business School as they surveyed 600 CEOs recently and asked them what keeps them awake at night during this global pandemic.
This article explores ‘what do we mean by kindness?’ and the benefits that come with it.
“From recovering ecosystems to new ways of learning, there are silver linings to the global pandemic, writes Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal of Macquarie Business School”.
Watch here for scientifically proven benefits to being kind! “It is contagious, teachable, and makes you feel all fuzzy inside”.
This article explores how “Backing protesters is divisive; backing small firms is not. What brands shouldn’t do: stay silent”.
From the CNN – “In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, the Movement for Black Lives — already a massive global force — has succeeded in birthing a phenomenon infinitely larger than itself. It can only be called a “Great Awakening” of empathy and solidarity, one without historical precedent”.
This online webinar series for the Australian for-purpose sector – has now wrapped up. The recordings of each webinar, covering a range of social impact topics are also progressively being released and are available on CSI’s YouTube channel.
David Green shares 15 articles which ‘demonstrates one of the silver linings of the crisis – a significant increase in the quantity and quality of writing on people data inspired content”.
This article includes several insights on how to create a healthy balance between sending information, listening to employees and making fast improvements based on employee feedback.
Harvard Business Review explores just that – how to do strategic planning like a futurist.
What is the new normal? Dave discusses this and more in this article, exploring how businesses can prosper.
Mckinsey explores why adapting employees’ skills and roles to the post-pandemic ways of working will be crucial to building operating-model resilience.
“Proponents of this principle say people can improve if they just believe. But it’s time to separate positive intention from scientific proof”.
This article from Harvard Business Review explores diversity, equity, and inclusion and what is actually working.
David Green interviews Heather McGowan, as she discusses why Coronavirus might also be the great catalyst for business transformation and accelerate the future of work. What previously was expected to develop over the course of several years is instead unfolding before our very eyes in the course of a few months”.
Simon shares his experience on ‘the willingness to serve’ and a ‘#MindsetMoment’ about what it means to truly be there for each other.
Find out the top 20 social & environmental issues Gen Zs are worried about. “As Gen Z leads the world into a new decade of heightened consumer awareness, this report reveals how they want these problems to be tackled head-on for the betterment of our society and the environment” – Youth Sense
Check out this video on the Doughnut model, an emerging economic model trying to shift our focus from constant growth to balance and wellbeing.
Kindness Rules undertook research to reveal the key traits of kind leaders. Do you know a kind leader? Why not nominate them for this year’s initiative sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group?
Diversity Inc lists seven podcasts to expand your understanding of diversity and its importance across all aspects of life.
Read this article from Business Insider as Australian software giant Atlassian will no longer require its employees to return to an office everyday for work even after the coronavirus-related shutdowns end.
“A new survey conducted by Hall & Partners of 1,500 global employees, has found that harder characteristics are most important when displaying kind leadership in a crisis. The findings demonstrate how courage changed from the least to the most important characteristic, when comparing a crisis to ‘normal’ work scenarios.” – HR News
Learn how you can grow your business with kindness. This article shares some ways you might consider to help implement a kindness contagion in your company.
Forbes shares how as a Business Leader you can become more empathetic by putting yourself in someone else’s shoes.
This article explores workplace ambition and how to abolish the stigma against women in leadership.
How can we thrive in the new normal? Here are four suggestions from Talkspace for how workplaces can improve employee well-being during COVID-19.
Research by Yulife is explored in this article on the topic of employee wellbeing.
Read this article by Forbes on why mindfulness is the mother of all leadership skills.
Read how Australia’s CQUniversity has committed to embedding social innovation education and practice across the entire curriculum.
Social Change Central list their top article recommendations of Social impact, entrepreneurship, and innovation – if it’s interesting news, you’ll find it here.
Forbes explores building a Compassionate Business Culture and how this will create a more balanced and happy environment.
Brené Brown explores why it will be courageous and curious leaders that spur on successful teams, and reap the productivity rewards too.
Not every company explains its workplace culture using words like kindness and heart – read how PCI does.
An interesting read by Forbes on Women in Leadership – in a pandemic.
Some kind tips everyone can do, to help make a difference in just one person’s life, no matter how small the gesture might be.
How can we unite a family, and a nation? Read this article for Dr. Jill Biden’s take on the matter.
“Business tycoon Harsh Goenka often takes to Twitter to share inspiring posts which impart important life lessons which we can all abide by. His recent #WednesdayWisdom post is no different and it talks about the power of kindness. The post also details how in our everyday lives we can show acts of kindnesses, as no matter how big or small, such actions never go waste” – Hindustan Times
This article explores how despite all of the affirmative action policies and unconscious bias training at universities, something is still amiss.
“Kindness punk” Lady Gaga is again urging people to be kind, via her Born This Way Foundation. Click to read about her #BeKind21 Campaign.
This article shares five ways to help people and businesses stay productive and thrive in the post-pandemic world of work.
“With Leaders Deserve Better, Mackin takes a hard look at the modern corporate leadership landscape. She describes an environment populated with ill-prepared leaders with low emotional IQ, who destabilize their workforce and their business by failing to put people first” – Forbes
Social Change Central explore how to make sure your social enterprise is in the best position to not just survive but thrive well into the future.
“Many organisations claim they “welcome everyone” or “treat everyone the same” regardless of who they are, how they identify, or their culture, religion, gender or sexuality. But the reality is they haven’t measured just how inclusive they really are. Australia’s largest LGBTQ health organisation, ACON, offers a FREE inclusion benchmarking tool for employers, sporting groups and the health and wellbeing sector” – Our Community
Read this article on how new research has found that resilience has emerged as being particularly important since the outbreak of COVID-19.
Read more on how new research has found that resilience has emerged as being particularly important since the outbreak of COVID-19.
By Amy J Cuddy, Matthew Kohut and John Neffinger asks the question Is it better to be loved or feared?
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Feeling like the world is becoming less friendly? Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain begs to differ. The Internet, he suggests, is made up of millions of disinterested acts of kindness, curiosity and trust.
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