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Random Acts of Kindness At Work This Season

Most employees spend at least 8-10 hours of their day at work. That’s slightly more than the number of active hours you spend at home. What this means, is that your workplace is literally your second home and you’ve spent a large part of this year with your colleagues. To appreciate them and ensure you earn a good reputation, it’s important to practice some acts of kindness. It’s Christmas season and the year will soon be over, after all.

These are some things you can do to show kindness.

Commend Your Co-workers

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Most times, all employees need is some motivation or affirmation to push them to keep going. Do not hesitate to compliment your colleagues when they do a good job. This could be all they need to make their day much better. Say things like ‘your presentation was nice’, ‘I like your ideas’ or just ‘Good job!’

Give Your Co-worker(s) A Ride

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Helping your colleagues with their daily commute could save them a great deal of stress and money. If you’ve got a car and you live around their home or at least close to it, you can offer to pick or drop them off.

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Give A Gift

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Gift-giving is a tradition that will never go out of style. Show your boss or colleague that you care about them this Christmas by getting them gifts.

Give Someone A Professional Recommendation

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You can help endorse your colleague for a scholarship or any other professional opportunity. You can also help them optimize their LinkedIn profile. Endorse their skills; leave a genuine and heartfelt recommendation. By doing this, you’ll be helping them move higher in their professional life.

Offer Help

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You can help a co-worker with a project. If they’re finding it difficult or in need of an extra hand, they’ll appreciate your offer of assistance.

Help A New Employee Acclimatize

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Remember when you were new at your current job and how you were able to adapt to the new environment? Good, Now, It’s your turn to help a new employee to fit right in. Offer some advice, tips and any other form of assistance you can, so they can feel at home.

Give Advice

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If you’ve got tips on how your colleague can take on a project or task in the best way, you can give them advice (genuinely and humbly, of course). Also, if a co-worker if having issues that aren’t particularly work-related, you can chip in with some advice, based on your own experiences.

Put In A Good Word

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Sometimes, your colleague’s supervisor might not be aware of how hard he/she is working. You can put in a good word on behalf of the person or in the presence of fellow colleagues. Simple words could go a long way in helping that colleague get ahead in that organisation.

How do you practice acts of kindness at work? Share them with us!

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