Open-Mic: The Deposit - Kindness as a Performance Variable

*This is a recorded event. Those who speak "on stage" will be featured in the resulting WorkCookie Podcast and WorkCookie Video Podcast episodes.

Description: Organizations audit nearly everything except the one resource that runs everything else, which is human energy, attention, and trust. We will look at what the evidence says about what technology costs the people using it, why kindness changes how teams perform, and what gets in the way of investing in people. Examining the evidence that civility and compassion change how teams perform, defining kindness as behavior that lowers someone else's load, and exploring why one of the most underrated qualities at work may also be one of the most consequential. Whether you're an I/O professional, a student, or someone interested in the field, this open discussion will explore the latest developments, ideas, and solutions in I/O Psychology. And hopefully, we'll get way off track to break things up a…