Do you feel respect still matters at the workplace, well can you swallow your pride and wallow in self-pity, when it comes to staying around at a given workplace, no matter what the cost. It is quite unlikely you are going to retort by saying there is a limit to what one can take and there are other places to work as well, so you see there is nothing trite or old fashioned about respect and pride.
Boost the Morale
In today’s world of cut throat competition where I got mine, you go get yours rules the roost; you need to understand with clarity, that in order to get the desired results it is utmost important that you treat people just right with all the respect and dignity that is required. This is especially true for any business and does a whole lot of good to the workplace morale and increases productivity manifold.
Show Respect
Respect still matters a lot and as a leader you have got to appreciate each and every job that is accomplished with finesse no matter where it occurs in the workplace. If you aspire to be a great leader let the realization dawn upon you that nobody is entitled to respect as a matter of right associated with any position. In order to earn respect you must respect others first. Let us see the various ways you can earn respect at the workplace.
Lead By Example
It helps if you go ahead and lead by example. Be humble avoid bragging about your accomplishments. You got to demonstrate your commitment each and every single day. To be successful yourself you need to go out of your way and help people succeed and advance. Make it a point to invest in the future of bright, talented and hardworking employees by assuming the role of a mentor or a teacher.
Encourage Creativity
This may go a long way in enabling the employees to stay back and grow with the organization. Try and find a middle ground between being hands on and delegating responsibility as too tight a control deflates employee morale, sending across a wrong signal that you do not trust them or value their judgment. Allow people to take chances and be able to come up with new ideas, encourage creativity and assist people to take calculated risks.
Conclusion
When you share with other people what you expect out of them, they are spurred into action to work towards meeting or exceeding those expectations. Ensure you reward success, with an employee recognition program as people do appreciate being felicitated in front of their peers with due respect. Never adopt a divide and conquer approach rather be accommodating with differing points of view even if you do not subscribe to them and are going to act on them. If you try to maintain control over your subordinates by hoodwinking or deluding them, trust us it is never going to work. Nothing would get done, besides it will impede productivity as well as profits and you would lose respect eventually. Gaining pride and respect makes eminent business sense, you see.
We would surely love to hear your views on respect at the workplace.
