Kind Cards is a set of 52 cards, including two wild cards, designed to enhance your kindness skills at work. Each card outlines a unique act of kindness, along with its benefits, practical tips, suggested scripts, and thought-provoking questions. On the back of each card, you'll find reflection questions, providing a space for you to record your experiences directly on the card.
Kindness is a skill, and like any skill, it varies among individuals. Needing help with kindness doesn't imply someone is unkind; it presents an opportunity for personal growth at all levels.
For Individual Contributors: Upskilling kindness improves collaboration and goal delivery.
For Managers: Kindness is your top retention tool; upskilling enhances team commitment and performance.
For Executives and Business Owners: Set a kind tone for the business; it results in higher retention, engagement, and overall organizational performance.
COLOR-CODED FOR EASY REFERENCE
The 52-card deck has three categories of cards, plus 2 wild-cards focused on practicing self-kindness.
- Red: Personal Growth and Self-Reflection (18 cards)
- Blue: Communication and Connections (17 cards)
- Yellow: Relationship Building and Support (17 cards)
On each card, find 7 elements:
- A prompt for a kind act
- Guidance on how to identify kindness opportunities
- Examples of how to act on that kindness
- Numbered cards to help pair that act of kindness with other acts
- Ways to incorporate the kind act going forward
- Questions to reflect on the act of kindness, its impact, and how it felt do perform the act
- Emoji that aligns with the theme of the kind act
FOUR QUESTIONS FOR KIND CARD GROUP ACTIVITIES
INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS & OPPORTUNITIES
If using Kind Cards for group activities, team building, or EQ and kindness training, set out a deck of cards and ask players to select a a card that describes a...
- Kindness skill you're strong in -- and how it benefits your team
- Kindness skill you want to develop -- and how it might benefit your team
- Kindness action that could enhance team effectiveness
- Kindness act you value and hope others will extend to you
- Recent act of kindness you extended or received -- and how it made you both feel
Have participants share the card they selected and discuss why they chose it.
TEAM ASSESSENT
Alternatively, as a team, select 1-2 kindness acts, in which your team is...
- Currently really good at
- Could use some work on
- Might benefit from enhancing
USING KIND CARDS - INDIVIDUAL KINDNESS PRACTICES
Each week, simply choose a card randomly, or in order. Read the suggested act of kindness carefully. Keep the card with you as a reminder and actively look for opportunities to practice the kindness mentioned to a colleague. After performing the kind act, answer the reflection questions on the back of the card to capture the experience. If the opportunity doesn't arise, hold onto the card for the right moment or pick a new one to explore a different act of kindness.
DOZENS OF USES
- Team Building Activities
- Onboarding and Orientation
- Cultural Sensitivity and Diversity Initiatives
- Manager Training
- Internal Communication Campaigns
- Icebreaker Activities
- Conflict Prevention & Resolution Workshops
- Daily Huddles or Check-ins
- Company-wide Kindness Contests
- Company Values
- Critical Conversations
- Virtual Team Engagement
- Leadership Development
KIND CARD DEVELOPER, JAMIE GRACEFFA, PRESENTS...
POWERPOINT DEMO
Try the facilitation techniques described here!
Each Card is 4 1/2" x 5"