Why kindness is an essential leadership competency | Robin Young | TEDxOshawa

Leadership & Corporate Culture - Traditional leadership focuses on driving results, often overlooking the impact on individuals and teams [3][5] - Corporate culture often rewards achieving results but rarely rewards treating people with kindness [6] - Unkindness in leadership can have a significant negative ripple effect, impacting individuals' days, weeks, years, or lives [8] - Toxic leadership is prevalent in organizations because kindness is not considered a core leadership competency [10][11] - Kindness fosters a culture of trust, collaboration, and support, which directly impacts productivity [11][12] Redefining Leadership - Kindness is a crucial leadership competency that is frequently overlooked [7] - Professionalism and kindness are not mutually exclusive; kindness involves empathy, respect, and a genuine desire to help others grow [13] - Great leadership should recognize and celebrate kindness alongside performance [14] - Leaders should adopt a three-step process when frustrated: pause, take a breath, and choose kindness [18] - The speaker encourages leaders to remember the leadership competency of kindness and integrate it with driving results [20][21]