Here are 16 unexpected random acts of kindness that will make your workplace a happier place to be:
- Help a team member with a difficult or unpleasant task without being asked.
- Leave their favourite treat or soft drink on their desk.
- Tell the boss telling about something positive that a colleague has recently done.
- Be cheerful and smile at everyone you pass in the corridors of the office building.
- Send a quick message to a team member saying you appreciate their help.
- Put a nice comment on sticky note and leave it on their desk.
- Give a genuine recommendation to a colleague on their LinkedIn profile.
- Ask about their weekend plans or how their family is doing.
- Bake a cake or bring treats to share in the office.
- Interject with a positive comment when others are gossiping.
- Pay a sincere compliment to your boss.
- Organise a work charity event.
- Offer to help a colleague carry something if they are struggling.
- Give a co-worker a book on a topic that interests him or her.
- Help new starters feel more at home.
- Offer to do the brew or sandwich run.