Mike,

If you could see me now, I am standing up and applauding in front of my laptop, with a few WOO HOOs thrown in. =) I could not agree with you more. One of my favorite things to do is a random act of kindness, performed anonymously. It's even more fun to conduct the random act of kindness anonymously, then hide to see the smile on the recipient's face. Sometimes, that's not always possible, yet even making a "drive-thru difference" by paying for the order of the person in the car behind you in line at a fast-food restaurant, coffee shop, etc.

The "warm 'n' fuzzy" feeling I get when I perform even the smallest random act of kindness makes it feel somewhat selfish -- when a leader acts with kindness toward another person, that kindness comes back. As my favorite leadership experts Jim Kouzes &amp; Barry Posner say, you cannot Encourage the Heart of someone else without encouraging your own at the same time.

Thanks for the opportunity to respond. This post seems especially timely and relevant as we celebrate Easter weekend and remember the ultimate "act of kindness" we were given.

Lead on!