Are you really tired of people only looking out for themselves at work? Some
people say it's a 'dog-eat-dog world,' screw everybody else and only take care
of yourself! Well I'm here to tell you that you can
turn that around and get the best out of people. Hi, my name is Adriana Girdler, I'm
president of CornerStone Dynamics and a productivity expert. In this video I'm
going to give you some quick tips on how to get the best out of people through
random acts of kindness because what comes around goes around and this truly
makes a difference. As a bonus, stay tuned because I have a real cool freebie for
you at the end of this video. Kindness note to the boss! Send a
kindness note to one of your colleague's bosses, it is really nice when someone
acknowledges the great work you do but even better when you send it to their
boss because a lot of times bosses are busy and they may not know of the great
work the person is doing for other people, they may make assumptions and
it's really lovely when that boss gets a note saying what a great job one of
their direct reports are doing; beautiful act of kindness you can do. Meet and
greet lunch date! So, reach out to someone who you do not know and invite them out
for lunch or perhaps it's someone that you have minimal contact with and you
just want to get to know them better, it is really
lovely when you spend that time to get to know the actual person and flipside,
it may also help your career, you just don't know.
Check out my networking video, there may be something there that you can use at
this meet and greet lunch but it's also really lovely for the person who got the
invitation that you're really interested in who they are. Book library! Have a
collection of books that really are inspirational and bring happiness
because as I said in my intro, what comes around goes around, and allow people to
borrow them, it's really lovely that they know that you're the go-to person for
inspiration, kind of like some of the books here,
instant happy for an example, when people are in a bad mood how
cool would it be that they can pull this out and pick up their spirits? Be a
Walmart greeter! Acknowledge everyone you come into contact with and I'm not just
talking about your peers or someone who is higher up than you, I'm talking
everybody, the person at the caf, the janitor, the security guard, it's really
lovely when you just have a simple, hey how are you? And even better yet, get to
know their name. Spread the love! Yes, you can have love in business and what I mean
by that is pick one person a day and just tell them what's really great about
them! That's a real simple way to spread the acts of kindness. Turn your office
into Candyland! have a bowl of sweets and make it open to everyone, you'll be
surprised who comes and visit you because we all would love a little bit
of sweetness in our life. Coffee time! Bring in some really nice coffees for
your co-workers in your office if you're in a small office or if you have a big
cafeteria I like to say, pay it backwards! Pay for people's coffees who are behind
you without letting them know. What a beautiful gesture to go up and pay for
your coffee knowing that someone's already paid for it and when they're
shocked tell the cashier to say guess what? Pay it backwards. You'll be amazed,
you may just start a whole new trend. Bonus freebie! Bonus freebie! I hope you
stayed around to find out about this bonus freebie! Appreciation cards! On my
site if you take a look at the links below you can download for free a sheet
of appreciation cards that you just have to fill out and give to people, it is so
simple, this random act of kindness can truly make a difference, you can use this
just dropping it off at people's desk, and without them knowing who it's from,
or you can pass it out to people in meetings so they know that it comes from
you but this is a beautiful way to get
people back into that positive mindset. You don't have to conform to your
settings, particularly if it's negative, you can make a difference. That whole
concept of a pebble in a pond and the ripple effect truly
is true so bring out the love, spread those random acts of kindness because
what comes around and goes around and I promise you, you will have a beautiful
impact on your workforce. Please subscribe to this video, give it a thumbs
up, share it with your friends, family and colleagues and I'd love to hear about
what random acts of kindness you performed today. Thank you!