The power of kind leadership with Linda Cohen

Modern Mentor

Macmillan Holdings, LLC

Careers, Business, Management

4.3 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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What does kindness really mean in a business context, and how can it drive retention, culture, and success? Linda Cohen, The Kindness Catalyst, joins the Modern Mentor podcast to explore the tangible impact of kindness in leadership, how it differs from simply being nice, and actionable strategies to create a more engaged and motivated workforce.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Rachel Cook, your modern mentor. I'm the founder of Lead Above Noise, where we work
0:23.9	with leaders and teams to build capability and confidence, to lead through change, and to drive
0:28.5	their best results while keeping burnout at bay. And we'd love to partner with your team.
0:32.7	So shoot me a note at Rachel at Lead Above Noise.com. Let's book a chat. Okay, so today's episode is one I'm
0:40.7	really excited to drop into your ears. It's a conversation that I had with Linda Cohen, the
0:45.8	kindness catalyst. This interview feels so timely for me as I keep talking to leadership teams
0:51.7	who seem to be struggling with, well, feeling like kindness
0:55.6	at work is missing these days. Like people are stressed and cranky, and we're all feeling a little
1:01.0	mistrust and disconnection. And as Linda makes so clear, these feelings have very real-world
1:07.8	consequences on our employee experiences, but also on the results that we deliver.
1:13.1	Linda is a brilliant speaker and educator on the why and how of building kindness into our
1:17.8	workplaces. I hope you enjoy our conversation. So Linda Cohen, the kindness catalyst,
1:24.4	I am so delighted to have you. Welcome to the Modern Mentor Podcast. Thank you so much, Rachel.
1:29.4	Happy to see you. So happy to see you. And I am so happy to learn about the work that you're doing
1:36.4	regarding kindness in the workplace because I will tell you, I know I am hearing just a tremendous
1:43.7	amount about this in my client work these days. People
1:46.9	are feeling this sentiment. I certainly do most of my work here in the U.S. We're recording this
1:53.3	in early 2025. It's been kind of crazy times here. And I think people are feeling it. They're
1:59.7	feeling burned out. They're feeling overwhelmed. And I think people are feeling it. They're feeling burned out. They're feeling
2:01.1	overwhelmed. And I think people are describing to me this experience at work of people just being
2:06.4	kind of edgier and crankier and less patient. And just the whole experience of engaging with
2:13.6	colleagues is starting to get more challenging for people. And maybe I'd love to start,
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