Employees crave respect, and most leaders agree it’s important. So why do so many employees feel disrespected? New research suggests that leaders don’t fully understand what respect entails. In a recent Georgetown University’s survey of nearly 20,000 employees worldwide, respondents ranked respect as the most important leadership behavior. Yet, employees report more disrespectful and uncivil behavior each year. What accounts for this disconnect? Writing in the Harvard Business Review, Kristie Rogers, an associate professor of management at Marquette University, draws on her extensive research into the subject and advises: “In all but the most toxic workplaces, building a respectful organization does not demand an overhaul of HR policies...What’s needed is ongoing consideration of the subtle but important ways [that] respect can be conveyed.” 7 Actionable Examples Of How Respect Can Be Conveyed:
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Isaac Dixon
7/9/2024 10:57:00 am
Respect is the basis upon which all relationships are founded and grow. I don’t know why we think work relationships would be any different in order for them to flourish.
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Susan and Peter Glaser
7/9/2024 02:00:50 pm
Thanks for this Ike. As always, your perspective resonates deeply with us. It is such a curiosity that something this seemingly obvious is also rare. That’s why we thought it important to identify actionable micro moves that allow respect to flourish. Thanks again for staying connected with our community. Susan and Peter
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