The value of kindness at work | James Rhee

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🗓️ 28 February 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Kindness can go a long way when it comes to reshaping a business. Having saved a fashion company from the brink of bankruptcy, entrepreneur James Rhee shares the value of investing in a culture of compassion at work -- and shows why we should all lead with our hearts.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:07.0	We all know what it feels like to be the new person at work.
0:11.2	You show up on the first day feeling excited but a little nervous, not quite sure how things
0:16.2	are going to go.
0:17.4	You look around the office, or maybe the zoom room, trying to find a friendly face.
0:23.5	And then you spot one.
0:25.6	Smile or a pair of kind eyes can turn your whole day around and might even affect how
0:30.8	you feel about the company.
0:32.8	So while kindness from you to me or me to you can feel so good, is it possible to experience
0:40.6	kindness at the organizational level?
0:47.6	I'm Madu Pakenola.
0:49.4	This is Ted Business.
0:51.4	Our speaker today is Impact Investor James Re.
0:54.7	A couple of years ago, he became a first time CEO of a company that was struggling.
1:01.0	He had to come up with some really creative solutions to keep the company alive.
1:05.7	And interestingly enough, he chose kindness as a key tool.
1:11.3	In this talk, he shares how maximizing kindness became the cornerstone of his strategy
1:16.4	to keep the company afloat.
1:18.8	And then after the talk, I'll share a few tips for making kindness part of your workplace
1:23.6	culture.
1:25.2	But first, a quick break.
1:30.8	Support for this podcast comes from BCG.
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