Earn respect for competence and fairness. Loyalty is obtained for caring.
Gaining Respect
Being respected by superiors, associates, and subordinates should be the goal of
every executive. Respect from associates and subordinates is the highest achievement
to which anyone can strive, as it means that the people who are directly in
contact with you have arrived at this judgment on their own, not by reputation. It is
obvious that respect must be earned and that it requires more than one or two
actions. Consistent demeanor and actions over a long period of time earn respect
which is not easily gained.
It is only natural for everyone to look at a new chief with a mixture of doubts
and high expectations because of favorable reports that have preceded his or her
arrival. Gaining respect has nothing to do with the mode of running the show.
A chief can be stern, authoritarian, hard-nosed or friendly, easily accessible or
warm, insipid, subdued, and colorless. Yet all these modes of behavior do not gain
or lose respect. It is the attributes of personal honesty, dedication to justice, fairness,
and consistency in treatment of all subordinates, according to accomplishments and
to achievements that bring respect.
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Smart MOM The Funny Way!
A Mom comes to visit her son Kunal for dinner…..who lives with a girl roommate Sunita.
During the course of the meal, his mother couldn’t help but notice how pretty Kunal’s roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two, and this had only made her more curious. Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Kunal and his roommate than met the eye. Reading his mom’s thoughts, Kunal volunteered, “I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, Sunita and I are just roommates.”
About a week later, Sunita came to Kunal saying, “Ever since your mother came to dinner, I’ve been unable to find the silver chutney jar. You don’t suppose she took it, do you?” Kunal said ,”Well, I doubt it, but I’ll email her, just to be sure.”
So he sat down and wrote:
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