The world needs kindness now more than ever, and being nice is a good thing. Everyone cherishes someone willing to go the ...

Being kind to others is celebrated everywhere: In kindergarten classrooms, across cultures, across genders, you name it. However, when it comes to leadership, it’s important to note an important truth ...

The phrase "No good deed goes unpunished" offers a wry observation on how acts of kindness can sometimes backfire, leaving the giver to suffer unexpected consequences. In essence, helping others, ...

Kind and nice — the two words seem to be synonymous, but there are key differences in how genuinely kind people act and how people just being nice act. Kindness comes from honoring one's own ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Many of us grow up believing that being “nice” is the key to building and ...

They're not worried about protecting other people's feelings at the expense of their own. Even though women are taught to be agreeable, quiet, and giving from a young age, usually in the face of ...

Men have been told that being “nice” is the golden ticket to a woman’s heart for years. Be polite, open doors, avoid conflict, and you’ll be seen as a good catch. But ask any woman today, and you’ll ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I used to try hard to be nice, but I’m over that now — and I want others to get over it, too. Because at work, “being nice” is a trap.

The words “nice” and “kind” are often used interchangeably to describe a positive quality in a person. From an early age, we’re told to “be nice,” and we learn about the heartwarming nature of “acts ...