They say kindness is a universal language. No matter where you are in the world, an act of compassion can be recognized by all, regardless of language or cultural barriers.
From teaching kindness to young children to growing to be a better person as an adult, it’s important to embrace this concept and remember the global significance of simply being kind.
In the spirit of uniting humanity over kindness, here are some ways to say “be kind” in multiple languages:
English: be kind
French: etre gentil
Mongolian: эелдэг бай
Indonesian: berbaik
German: sei freundlich
Russian: будь добрым
Irish: Bí cineálta
Arabic: كن طيبا
Spanish: se amable
Chinese: 善待
Hungarian: legyen kedves
Korean: 친절하게 대해
Portuguese: seja gentil
Italian: Sii gentile
Greek: να είσαι ευγενικός
Norwegian: vær snill
Japanese: 親切にする
Czech: být milý
Croatian: budite ljubazni
Ukranian: бути добрим
The ROI of Kindness
Ever wonder if there’s an ROI of Kindness? We say…yes! Learn helpful nuggets like the one below, plus how to create a Kindness Value Proposition (KVP) at your organization in this simple book by Inspire Kindness founder Mac Anderson and Brian Biro, The ROI of Kindness.
Fact: Turnover reduction/employee retention…The average annual turnover in the Quick Service Food Industry is 170%. The two companies that constantly focus on kindness as the “magic” ingredient more than any other in their cultures average 14% and 24% annual turnover. In other words, these two companies retain their employees 8 to 10 times more than their competitors.