It's More Important to Be Kind than Clever
This is a wonderful post I found in the Harvard Business Review Blog Network by Bill Taylor. It touches on business, marketing, humanity, and kindness. Just a few of my favorite things!
"So by all means, encourage your people to embrace technology, get great at business analytics, and otherwise ramp up the efficiency of everything they do. But just make sure all their efficiency doesn't come at the expense of their humanity. Small gestures can send big signals about who we are, what we care about, and why people should want to affiliate with us. It's harder (and more important) to be kind than clever."
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"So by all means, encourage your people to embrace technology, get great at business analytics, and otherwise ramp up the efficiency of everything they do. But just make sure all their efficiency doesn't come at the expense of their humanity. Small gestures can send big signals about who we are, what we care about, and why people should want to affiliate with us. It's harder (and more important) to be kind than clever."
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People Are Pretty Great After All...
A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget
This article is a favorite of mine! It truly illustrates the importance of living in the moment and taking a step back to evaluate your interactions with other people.
In Girl Scouts growing up we were taught to leave spaces better than we found them. We would pick up trash and make things look nice before we would leave.
The question is do you leave people better than you found them? This man did. On a regular call to give an elderly lady a cab ride he received more than a cab fare.
"What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away? What if I had been in a foul mood and had refused to engage the woman in conversation?"
Click here to read the full article: The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget
In Girl Scouts growing up we were taught to leave spaces better than we found them. We would pick up trash and make things look nice before we would leave.
The question is do you leave people better than you found them? This man did. On a regular call to give an elderly lady a cab ride he received more than a cab fare.
"What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away? What if I had been in a foul mood and had refused to engage the woman in conversation?"
Click here to read the full article: The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget
A victim treats his mugger right?
It doesn't sound right does it? But after reading this article it makes a lot more sense.
"Julio Diaz has a daily routine. Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner.
But one night last month, as Diaz stepped off the No. 6 train and onto a nearly empty platform, his evening took an unexpected turn.
He was walking toward the stairs when a teenage boy approached and pulled out a knife.
"He wants my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, 'Here you go,'" Diaz says.
As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, "Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you're going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm...
...'I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right. It's as simple as it gets in this complicated world.'"
For the full story visit: http://www.npr.org/2008/03/28/89164759/a-victim-treats-his-mugger-right?ps=cprs
"Julio Diaz has a daily routine. Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner.
But one night last month, as Diaz stepped off the No. 6 train and onto a nearly empty platform, his evening took an unexpected turn.
He was walking toward the stairs when a teenage boy approached and pulled out a knife.
"He wants my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, 'Here you go,'" Diaz says.
As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, "Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you're going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm...
...'I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right. It's as simple as it gets in this complicated world.'"
For the full story visit: http://www.npr.org/2008/03/28/89164759/a-victim-treats-his-mugger-right?ps=cprs