The Kindness Method of Leadership at Christmas

Stuart Elliott. Consulting Director. Great Place To Work® Australia New Zealand

 * Employees who feel cared for are 70% more likely to go the extra mile.  * 91% of employees with supportive leaders’ report feeling safe to innovate. * Embedding kindness into operations outperform on nearly every metric.   As another Christmas rolls around (how did that happen?) Ebenezer Scrooge, literature’s greatest example of a leader […]

Building a More Compassionate Workplace

Office workers in Auckland

As we celebrated World Kindness Day on November 13th, we thought it was worth examining how fostering a culture of kindness can transform not just individual wellbeing, but entire organisations. Kindness in 2025 has emerged as a critical leadership competency that directly impacts employee wellbeing, productivity, and bottom-line results. Why Kindness Actually Matters at Work […]

How Building Trust and Engaging Employees Can Drive Your Sustainability Goals

High-trust workplaces will be the most successful at meeting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. Here’s how you can engage your workforce. Sustainability has become a global business imperative. Nine in 10 (90%) global institutional investors revise their investments when companies do not at least consider ESG criteria, per a recent survey from EY. In a […]