# kindness
9 moments across 4 episodes. Click any moment to jump straight to that part of the episode.
0:00Intro: What do you picture when you hear 'kindness at work'?Leanne Elliott: What do you picture when you hear the word kindness at work? Is it a boss that always checks in on your mental health, or someone who lets things slide a little too often? Does it sound strong or soft? AlEP 207 · 19 Jun 2025·intro· 0:00–2:404:21The 3 pillars: kindness, structure, and fairnessJeff LeBlanc: So the other 2 are structure and fairness. And that's really essentially where I found that, you know, what I was finding, and that's where I sort of draw the, draw the difference. If so to speak. And I wasEP 207 · 19 Jun 2025·interview· 4:21–6:256:25The difference between being nice and being kindAl Elliott: Can you give me an example of what the difference is between nice and kind? Jeff LeBlanc: I can. And, you know, I have a story that I usually tell, and I, and I don't— I try not to curse, at least publicly. BEP 207 · 19 Jun 2025·interview· 6:25–13:5713:57Do we actually need to be kinder at work?Al Elliott: So far, our examples, both yours and mine, of someone who is kind, who fits the kindness template we're talking about here, have been people in authority. So is it just leaders, managers that need to be kind,EP 207 · 19 Jun 2025·interview· 13:57–23:5531:38How structure and fairness save kindness from itselfAl Elliott: Well, let's stick with that idea because if I wanted to be kind as a manager, Then I might say, oh, I'll take on this, this person's struggling a bit this week. So I'll do a bit of their work for them and surEP 207 · 19 Jun 2025·interview· 31:38–34:1034:10The world's best boss is flawed + final thoughts — kindness is performanceJeff LeBlanc: So I think the world's best boss is someone who is first and foremost flawed. And I think they're flawed and they accept that. And I think that's a huge thing that needs to be sort of put out right at the bEP 207 · 19 Jun 2025·interview· 34:10–41:5228:12Tip 7: Self-compassion mattersLeanne Elliott: So as you were saying, in terms of focus on what's in your control at this point as well. You know, speed is really important when you're going through this type of shocking change. People don't— people cEP 201 · 2 Jun 2025·other· 28:12–33:2234:04Be kind to yourself (and put the phone down)Leanne Elliott: Be kind to yourself, listener, and to others. There is a chance that some of your actions and behaviours are triggering to other people. Mindfulness at its core is about being present and choosing where tEP 69 · 14 Dec 2023·panel interview· 34:04–38:5455:58Random acts of kindness — and the ripple effectLeanne Elliott: Random acts of kindness. This is a very viral thing, I think, isn't it, at the moment? And, and has been for a long time and certainly something that a lot of organisations, I think, are adopting. Random EP 51 · 10 Aug 2023·other· 55:58–58:37
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