RespectfulDo #3 | Be Respect-Worthy
Respectful Leaders know that they can’t expect to be treated with respect automatically, and they must make an effort to be worthy of others’ respect. Being respect-worthy is about being honest and open with your employees, following through on your commitments, and treating everyone on your team fairly. “Be Respect-Worthy” is the third of the Seven RespectfulDo’s. Watch Gregg discuss...
Watch Gregg Ward Discuss Respectful Leadership
Gregg Ward recently sat down with National Correspondent Dinah Smith to talk about Respectful Leadership and his upcoming book, The Respectful Leader: Seven Ways to Influence Without Intimidation. Gregg explains why people often feel disrespected by their bosses and how the modern workplace has led to a decline in respect. He also outlines the key concepts of his new book. Pre-order The...
Improving Your Work Relationships
Do you want to improve your relationships with your colleagues? Diane Gottsman is a national expert on modern manners and etiquette. She owns The Protocol School, a company that specializes in business etiquette training. In the Huffington Post, she offers valuable tips on how to become closer to your coworkers in a respectful way. Be helpful | If you know a co-worker is busy, help them out....
Time to Be Respectful
A big part of practicing regular respect is learning how to manage your time so that you aren’t wasting the time of others. Rashelle Isip is a consultant and author who writes about practical ideas for organization, time management, and productivity. Her blog, “The Order Expert,” has been featured in multiple media outlets, including Time and The Washington Post. In “Time Management Tip: How...
What Disrespect Can Cost a Company
98% of people say that they have experienced uncivil behavior at work. A disrespectful environment can leave employees upset and frustrated. Incivility can also be extremely costly to an organization. Christine Porath and Christine Pearson collected data from 14,000 people in the U.S. and Canada to find out the true costs of incivility. Here are just a few things that companies can lose in an...Gregg Ward on The Mike Slater Show
Gregg Ward was recently interviewed on the Mike Slater Show on AM 760 KFMB San Diego. Gregg discussed his upcoming book, The Respectful Leader: Seven Ways to Influence Without Intimidation, out this July from Wiley. He talked with Mike Slater about realizing the importance of respect early in his career, why a disrespectful work environment is destructive for both leaders and employees, and...
Declining Respect in the Modern Workplace
Many people agree that there is less respect in the workplace today, but why? In his Forbes article, “It’s Time to Bring Back Courtesy to the Workplace,” writer and consultant Ron Ashkenas discusses how changes in the way we work may have led to a decline in respect. In the past, work was done face-to-face and in real time. People got to know each other and made human connections. Ashkenas...
RespectfulDo #2 | Practice Regular Respect
“Practice Regular Respect” is the second of the Seven RespectfulDo’s. Regular Respect is similar to common courtesy and includes behaviors like making eye contact, greeting people, saying “please” and “thank you,” and being on time. Watch Gregg talk about RespectfulDo #2 to learn more about how to practice Regular Respect. For more on Respectful Leadership, pre-order Gregg’s book The...
RespectfulDo #1 | Be the First to Respect
The Seven RespectfulDo’s are the foundational behaviors of Respectful Leadership. They begin with RespectfulDo #1, “Be the First to Respect.” Offer respect to others from the start, instead of waiting for them to treat you respectfully. This can be as simple as greeting someone with a smile. Being the first to respect sets a respectful tone for the relationship. In the video below, Gregg Ward...