The Changing Landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become an increasingly prominent focus for organizations over the last two decades. The murder of George Floyd in May of 2020 sparked a wave of public declarations of support by major US companies. However, recent political and legal developments have created new challenges and uncertainties around corporate and institutional DEI efforts. To better...
The Five Keys to Restoring Respect
In June, we hosted our first ever certification program for HR leaders, senior managers, and executive coaches who wanted to learn how to run our Coaching for Respect™ (CfR) Process and become Certified as CfR Expert Coach | Facilitators. We had 16 people in the training cohort for two and half days at a georgous little hotel overlooking San Diego Bay, and it went really well. It was also...
Millennial Leadership Styles
I’m proud to say that I have three millennial children, none of whom come anywhere near to living down to the negative labels affixed to them by our society and the media. They are – like so many of their peers whom I’ve encountered in the last ten years – most certainly not entitled or selfish, nor are they slackers, nor do they expect participation trophies for everything they do....
Is Your Workplace Plagued with Disrespect? Take This Step to Disarm It
This article originally appeared in Leadership Now on April 7,2023. You can access it directly HERE. Name-calling. Stereotyping. Micromanaging. Foul language. Is your workplace a hotbed of disrespect—and are productivity and collaboration tanking because of it? When co-workers, managers, and their subordinates lose respect for one another, it negatively impacts their work and the work of the...
The Proteus Leader Show: Leading with Respect
Join Erika and Gregg Ward as they discuss his new book Restoring Respect and the Restoring Respect workbook. Tune in here and learn how to bring people back together into functional working relationships.
In a world of incivility, companies strive to cultivate a respectful workplace
This article originally appeared in WorkLife News on March 21, 2023. You can access it directly here. From cringe-worthy emails to boardroom meltdowns and disrespectful bosses, incivility threatens to harm business while ensuring that employees take the first opportunity to head for the exits as companies desperately try to hold onto talent. Rude, boorish behavior is, of course, everywhere —...
This Isn’t Your Father’s Better Business Bureau
We can’t say enough about our local BBB co-working space, ignite sparked by BBB, in San Diego. If you are in the area drop in and let them know Gregg Ward from the The Center for Respectful Leadership sent you!
The Need For Respectful Leadership – Now More Than Ever
An accountant decides to leave her current employer to find a better job elsewhere. Soon afterwards she is sued by that employer for the cost of the professional training she was given while at the company. Another company decides to eliminate the work-from-home policy that had been established during the Covid period because managers cannot trust their employees to do their work unsupervised....
Respectful Leadership: An Interview with Gregg Ward
One of the ways the workplace has changed is an increase in disrespectful leadership. Where did such disrespect come from, and what can leaders to to reverse the trend? Can we blame politics? Social Media? How about the fall of the Berlin Wall? Or maybe all those things. Listen to Steve Prentice’s interview with author and leadership expert Gregg Ward here.