The Be Kind Be Well Toolkit provides you resources to foster kindness and gratitude within your departments.
As Ambassadors, advocating to your colleagues about kindness and gratitude can create a positive environment in your department. To help you get started, UCI HR Wellness has created the Be Kind Be Well Toolkit for you to introduce to your department. For more information about creating kindness in the workplace, click here.
Kindness and gratitude can do wonders in the workplace. It can help build trust and strengthen your team to facilitate compassion, creativity, innovation, engagement, and collaboration. The benefits of an engaged, kind, and positive workplace grow exponentially over time. When a team is focused on building kinder, encouraging, and positive work environments there is a windfall of good stuff happening including:
- Happier, healthier employees
- Improved resiliency when dealing with challenging times
- Increased organizational effectiveness (Including productivity, customer satisfaction, and employee retention)
This toolkit includes a variety of resources to fit the needs of your department and help incorporate gratitude in your day-to-day work. Some examples include:
- Creating a physical/virtual gratitude board
- Customizing resources with the Be Kind Be Well” header image
- Using the Be Kind Be Well Zoom Backgrounds during meetings
- Distributing Kindness in the Workplace calendars, posters, and other resources
Be Kind Be Well Toolkit
Promotional Materials
Enrich the spread of kindness by promoting these materials and posting them at your workplace.
Take the Be Kind Be Well Pledge – Google Form (Instructions)
Encourage your colleagues to print and post the Pledge Flyer or take the pledge via Google Form as a reminder to be kind throughout their day.
Be Kind Award
Recognize your teammates for their kindness by presenting them with a Kindness Award.
Share a Gratitude Card
Offering heartfelt words of appreciation is a great way to connect with others.
Keep Track in a Gratitude/Laughter Journal
Begin journaling to reflect on what you are grateful for or to appreciate moments of joy and laughter.
Incorporate Gratitude in Meetings
Recognize and appreciate your colleagues to help build a positive work environment by incorporating gratitude in meetings.
Make a Gratitude Board (Examples)
Displaying gratitude publicly can promote collaboration, compassion, and recognition in your team.
Coping with Change Presentation Slides (PDF) – New
Support your team and them identify coping strategies during ongoing times of change.
