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A kinder, gentler workplace

July 8, 2016

According to an analysis in the May 2016 issue of BMJ, medical errors in U.S. healthcare facilities are incredibly common and are now the third leading cause of death—more than respiratory…

A kinder, gentler workplace, part 3: The generation gap

November 8, 2016

“We shall a new rule of life make: a little kinder than is necessary be.” Yoda-speak for a famous quote from Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie Problems can arise from the…

Leading with kindness

August 30, 2017

As this nurse leader explains, communicating with compassion is always the best option. Interview by Apryl Motley “Be kind whenever possible, and it is always possible.” For Rose Constantino,…

The power of small acts of kindness

July 29, 2020

I was at a gas station when an elderly woman asked me if I could help her because she made an “oopsie”. In an attempt to refill her…

Valentines and kindness

February 2, 2023

The power of positivity through compassion and smiles February brings us Valentine’s Day. It’s a day that always makes me smile. I have so many positive memories about…

We vs. they

June 28, 2017

Here, in the United States, a lot has been happening lately; the kinds of things that represent some of the worst problems that beset our world—ISIS, Syria, North Korea,…