Practicing Regular Respect Is Easy Until It Isn’t
For the most part, while entering or exiting a public location such as an office building, coffee shop, or retailer, you’ll keep the door open for someone you don’t know. You’ll also say “excuse me” when you run into someone in public, if you’re like the vast majority of people. When someone sneezes, you’ll greet them with a “bless you.”...
The Politics of Respect: Pandemic Edition
Last year, shortly after the pandemic began and the US became politically divided on how to respond, we began hearing from fearful, angry, and upset people who were asking – and, in some cases, demanding – that their opinions on the virus, it’s causes, and the steps that individuals and the country should take in response, be “respected.” This trend of people wanting their opinions to be...
The Respectful High Performance Virtual Organization Can Be Yours if….
It was February of 2020 and we were on a roll. I had just founded my latest organization, The Center for Respectful Leadership, a few months before and we were in high energy, rapid growth mode. I was huddling daily with my team of part-time marketing/biz dev folks in our leased offices in downtown San Diego; breaking bread with and enrolling major coaches and thought leaders into our Advisory...
Managing Bad Behavior, People Problems & Sticky Situations Like A Pro
Recently featured on the Service Business Mastery podcast, Gregg Ward speaks with Tersh Blissett about managing bad behavior, people problems and sticky situations like a pro. Click here to listen to the podcast.
America’s Sub-Culture of Hate
Many Americans are deeply concerned that the recent mass shootings in Atlanta are yet another horrifying sign of the escalating abuse, violence and discrimination toward Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. We at the Center for Respectful Leadership share these concerns and believe it is our responsibility to speak out and take a stand against hate. The trends are unmistakable:...
Three Key Ingredients For Repairing A Work Relationship
Read Gregg’s most recent article featured on the Forbes Coaches Council. Recently, a coaching client who is a specialist in software sales told me she’d lost respect for a colleague who’d engaged in bullying behavior toward her and others on their team. The backstory: They’d all been working from home during the pandemic, and the constant stress to perform, compounded by Zoom fatigue and...
President Biden’s call for civility in the White House…
Recently featured in The San Diego Union Tribune, Gregg Ward offers an opinion on how to ensure President Biden’s call for civility doesn’t backfire. During the first day of his presidency, Joe Biden conducted a virtual swearing in of a group of White House appointees over a videoconference call. He then presented them with a very stern warning: “I’m not joking when I say this,”...
Master Leadership Podcast Interview
Tune into Gregg’s conversation with Lily Sanabria of the Master Leadership Podcast, as he discusses CRL’s mission to help leaders and their organizations develop their skills around respectful leadership, emotional intelligence, and executive presence. Gregg also shares some of the key insights outlined in his bestselling book The Respectful Leader.
Gregg Ward on the Rewards of Being a Respectful Leader
Gregg Ward was invited to speak with Mary Lou Kaser on the Play Your Position podcast. Listen as he discusses the Rewards of Being a Respectful Leader.