NICE OR KIND?
I first came across this distinction through Justin Batt, a speaker and leadership trainer, and I have not stopped thinking about it since. His point is precise: nice is surface. Kind is deep. The word kind is related to kin — connection, belonging, genuine care. Nice, on the other hand, is about ho
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NICE OR KIND?
I first came across this distinction through Justin Batt, a speaker and leadership trainer, and I have not stopped thinking about it since. His point is precise: nice is surface. Kind is deep. The word kind is related to kin — connection, belonging, genuine care. Nice, on the other hand, is about how things look on the surface. A nice person says, "I cannot tell them the truth — that would not be nice." A kind person says, "I care about you enough to tell you the truth." That is what being real means here: not bluntness for its own sake, but the willingness to say the true thing because you care. Nice avoids the truth; kind tells it; being real is the act of telling it. As trainers, that distinction matters more than most of us are willing to admit.
