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Respect Starts At The Top 2008-06-11 11:20:03 Respect starts at the top
A company’s culture is one of its most important assets. Culture plays a role in helping to attract the best talent and it is absolutely vital to engaging, developing and retaining that talent. And while no single culture is best for all organizations (or even functions within an organization), there is one cultural variable [...]
Respect Doesn’t Need to Walk on Eggshells 2008-06-19 07:01:20 Ned Parks recently posted a story about a woman who would request that co-workers put away newspapers that displayed pictures of a politician she didn’t like. She reportedly found it “disrespectful”.
Chetan Borkhetaria, referencing the same example, intelligently asked whether it was possible to take common courtesies too far.
Is a culture where everyone feels obligated share [..
Is a Respectful Leader Also a Humble Leader? 2008-07-03 11:27:59 According to Mark Pinto, a Cleveland based consultant, treating all with respect is a characteristic of a humble leader. While that may not have always been perceived as a necessary quality of an exceptional leader, in today’s changing workplace is has become a necessity:
“We are all called to leadership and as human beings all capable of fulfilling [...] Read more:Humble
, Leader
Culture Change from the Inside Out 2008-07-14 07:43:06 There’s an old saying that people support what they help create. The caveat is that we also oftentimes resist what is thrust upon us by someone else (especially if their intentions are unclear). After five straight days of work with two different clients this past week, I’m as committed as ever to the belief that [...] Read more:Change
Rules for Respectful Engagement 2008-08-15 08:58:57 At the beginning of each Respectful Workplace program we lead, we ask participants to agree to 10 “Rules
of Engagement
”. We suggest these guidelines both to ensure a safe learning environment and to assist each participant to develop a heightened sense of empathy and awareness during the process.
When rereading the “rules” recently, I realized they could also [...
Respect Is Never Having to Say, “I’m Right” 2008-07-30 11:11:48 The dictionary defines respect as “to show regard or consideration for” and “to hold in esteem or honor.” In previous blog posts, we have mentioned that Respect Starts at the Top and that Respect Doesn’t Need to Walk on Eggshells.
So what is respect in the workplace? According to an article Paul wrote:
“For those in pursuit of increased [...] Read more:Having
, Right
Can You Respectfully Discuss Politics in the Workplace? 2008-09-12 10:17:39 “The hot-button issues of politics can lead to inflamed tempers that can impede your productivity—and possibly, your progress.
Who do you think should be the next President of the U.S.? John McCain? Barack Obama? Jon Stewart? Regardless of who gets elected, there is no question that this is the most diverse and exciting campaign in many [...] Read more:Workplace
We Are More Alike Than We Are Different 2008-09-03 14:31:42 Last month, I helped facilitate a workshop on respect in the workplace, leading a discussion on personal values and how they affect our professional behavior. Since our values significantly impact the decisions we make, it was important to have our participants spend some time reflecting on their own and the behaviors that would ideally correspond [...] Read more:Alike
Race: Are We Really So Different? 2008-10-01 12:35:11 Recently, I posted about how we are much more alike than we are different, especially in terms of shared values. But now, science is confirming that even across racial lines, there are more similarities among us than differences.
A new exhibition, RACE: Are We So Different, which opened last week at the Cleveland Museum of Natural [...]
Would a Law Make Us More Respectful at Work? 2008-09-24 10:02:05 Maybe yes and maybe no.
Lately, there have been a number of blog posts either focusing on proposed legislation that would prevent workplace bullying or the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would expand Title VII to include sexual orientation as a protected class.
While this type of legislation is intended to eradicate inequality and promote inclusiveness in the workplace, [...]
Introducing Guest Blogger Ruth Ramos 2008-10-30 08:24:59 With the purpose of creating a community of diverse perspectives and encouraging a fresh dialogue on respect, the Respectful Workplace blog team is pleased to announce a new monthly feature written by a guest blogger. This month our contributor is Ruth Ramos
, a Cleveland, Ohio based consultant.
The Beginning of Healing
Probably the most popular topic today [...] Read more:Blogger
, Guest
, Introducing
What a Respectful Workplace Looks Like 2008-10-22 13:23:04 One of the ongoing features that I am hoping to add to this blog involves highlighting organizations and individuals who are getting respect ‘right’. But in researching this angle, I have found very few positive examples of respect in the workplace. As I scour the search engines, I keep ending up with results that [...] Read more:Looks
, Workplace
Are We Making Progress on Racial Equality? 2008-10-15 11:59:26 Last week I attended a lecture by Eddie Moore, Jr. at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, titled Inclusion, Equity, Privilege: Is Corporate America Making Progress in the 21st Century and held in conjunction with the current exhibition RACE: Are We So Different?
To begin his discussion, Moore appealed to the audience to find common ground [...] Read more:Equality
, Racial
New Brain Research Provides a Wealth of Insights for Leaders and Managers 2008-11-06 14:20:24 I have long considered myself a student of brain sciences. I am fascinated by how we store information and learn, how emotion plays a role in imprinting and decision making, why behavior change is so difficult …anything that might eventually permit me a greater degree of mastery over that big, grey walnut-shaped mass between my [...] Read more:Brain
, Insights
, Leaders
, Managers
, Research
, Wealth
Don’t Let “Politically Correct” Spoil Your Season’s Greetings 2008-12-10 15:12:15 “Merry Christmas”, “Happy Hanukah” or “Happy Holidays”? It’s a dilemma that’s a sign of the times. I’ve heard more than a few people grumble that their company has gone too far by renaming the traditional Christmas party a holiday party. “How dare they!” seems to be the sentiment.
Others bitterly (but in a low voice) protest [...] Read more:Correct
, Greetings
, Season
, Spoil
The Power of “Hello” 2008-12-03 15:02:10 I recently read an article in Reader’s Digest entitled, What If You Said Hello
to Everyone In Your Path for a Month? that really made me stop and think. Could something as simple as saying “hello” more often make a difference to a workplace environment?
One of the conclusions from the article is that, nowadays, many [...]
Introducing Guest Blogger Tony Bennett 2008-11-25 09:48:24 This month we welcome guest blogger Tony Bennett
. Tony is an international speaker, coach, facilitator, seminar leader, published author and an expert in training and staff development.
Moving Down the Road Less Traveled
Well, we did it. We elected our first black American to the highest office in the land. And many people didn’t think it could [...] Read more:Blogger
, Guest
, Introducing
What I Learned About Respect Working With Horses 2008-11-19 09:15:10 Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend an overnight workshop which involved working with horses. Let me be clear, this was not a horse training or riding class, but rather a personal development workshop that incorporated horses into the process as co-facilitators.
What I ended up learning was not only a lot about myself, [...] Read more:Horses
, Learned
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