63% of UK employees value kindness as a leadership trait, according commissioned by Perkbox ahead of World Kindness Day (November 13th)
Introduced in 1998, World Kindness Day is a day for the celebration of kindness in society and day to day life.
The Perkbox research, which polled 2,000 employed UK adults, has found that one in three employees feel this day should be celebrated. Despite this, almost half of those surveyed said they hadnโt heard of this day before.
The firm says it appears it could be a lack of awareness that is preventing many UK businesses and employees from participating.ย
When asked what the kindest thing a co-worker has ever done for us as employees, 35% of those surveyed stated it was being โprovided with support when experiencing personal problemsโ.
This was followed by receiving a โthank you gestureโ such as a note or present, chosen by 30% of those polled. In third place was being โmade a cup of teaโ, which was chosen by 27% of employees.
Meanwhile, when it came to career growth, peer-to-peer support from colleagues in the same team ranked ahead of managers. โA colleague in my teamโ was chosen by a huge 39% of people whilst โmy managerโ – was chosen by 29% of employees. Aย ย โmentor outside my organisationโ ranked in third place and was chosen by 17% of respondents.ย
Madlena Pozlevic, Employee Experience Lead at Perkbox, said:ย โWith November being known as a grey and dreary month, there is no better time to spread some kindness and boost morale amongst your employees. Getting involved in World Kindness Day as a business doesnโt have to be a costly exercise and – as you can see from the research above – could involve anything as simple asย ย sending out a thank you email or making your colleagues a cup of coffee. Every little bit helps, just make sure you join us in celebrating!โ
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