A Cup of Kindness
Publisher,PRH SEA
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Format, Paperback
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No. of Pages, 312
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A Cup of Kindness makes the case that kindness is not a soft skill but a business imperative. Drawing on her own career journey from lawyer to culture strategist, Anita explores why workplaces fail when kindness is absent—and what it truly takes to build one where people thrive.
Through personal memoir, research, and cultural commentary, the book unpacks the myths that have kept kindness out of leadership, examines what emotionally intelligent, courageous leadership actually looks like, and addresses the hard reality that being kind at work sometimes takes more grit than being tough. Along the way, Anita draws on everything from Tolkien and King Arthur to Star Trek and Pride and Prejudice to bring her argument to life.
Practical, candid, and quietly radical, A Cup of Kindness is a guide for anyone who wants to lead—or work—differently.
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Anita Stephen (Author)
Owing to circumstances out of her control, Anita Stephen found herself less conventional in how she’s approached her work life. From very early on, work experiences that were either difficult or encouraging impacted her deeply, and formed her ideas on the kind of leaders she wanted to work for and the ones she wanted to steer away from. Her experience spans different industries, from legal practice to teaching English, setting up businesses or leading new units, training, and coaching.
The loss of her mum many years ago showed her the need for a workplace to embrace her as a whole – as a grieving person. The more recent loss of her dad has made her more focused on the things that really matter in the workplace, and in our lives. Adding to this, a chronic illness that requires ongoing management has shaped her awareness of what makes work sustainable. Anita has managed to thrive in workplaces where leaders were kind and collegiality was encouraged.
Kindness, or the lack of it at the workplace, has been a theme that has captured Anita’s attention. Her love for the work that she does, coupled with her enjoyment of people, has made her want to push the boundaries of kindness in the workplace.
