Kindness Speaks

On a mission to spread compassion. relationships ultimately determine the health, well-being and success of any business Olivia McIvor helps leaders and their teams build workplaces where everyone feels respected, valued and heard. Her research impacts how we manage the complexity of the modern workplace and her strategies drive cultural transforma... tion. Her background includes fast-paced HR leadership in the financial and retail industries and now is an adviser to organizations, corporations, and foundations globally. She helps leaders embrace their responsibility to provide workspaces that enable people to work at their best. Workplaces that are safe, violence-free, respectful and engaging. She is a master micro learning expert, a three-time best-selling author and an endless producer of learning tools to improve peoples experiences of life and work. Leslie Nolin has a long rich background in the agency of intellectual capital. As a publisher, product developer, television series producer and agent, she has spent over 20 years bringing stories and learning tools to the learner. People embrace positive change for themselves when you teach them their options and show them they have a choice and are supported. As a former critical care nurse, she made the transition from receiving broken people to collaborating with thought leaders who equip people with tools to enrich their lives. Jeff VanderWielen is a seasoned researcher, facilitator, and author. His work spans three decades of global change projects and operational culture change efforts and he is armed with a host of models, tools, and methodologies that bring the Global Study on Kindness research to light. A former adjunct professor at National University, Dr. VanderWielen earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology. A question a leader may ask is, what place does kindness have in business? Kindness is a simple concept too simple some might think to provide a solution to the complex challenges of work. ...Read More