Responding to Disrespect

Jim Stroup, one of my new favorite bloggers, riffed off of yesterday’s post about respect. He points out that if we’re going to talk about respect in the workplace, we will have to talk about emotions. The feeling of respect (or disrespect) is primarily...

What Does Respect Look Like?

There is a nice post on the FC Experts blog about respect. It’s nothing earth-shattering, and I imagine most would agree:Respect is important; it is a bond that works both ways. Respect the individual and she will respect your company. Respect directly affects...

Distinctive Versus Pissed Off

Virgil quite rightly pointed out in a comment to my post last week that pissing people off just for the sake of pissing people off is not a good idea. I was referring to Kevin Holland’s post that was arguing not really in FAVOR of angering people, but for being...

Reaching Your Potential

There was an interesting discussion on an association listserver yesterday that started with a discussion of bereavement policies, and ended up talking a bit about human nature, the difference between work and fulfillment, and who is responsible for helping everyone...

Who Have You Pissed Off Lately?

Thanks to Kevin Holland for his blog response to yesterday’s post. He is generally in agreement, but I couldn’t help repeat this quote:You either want to be THIS, or you don’t. Before you decide that’s what you want to be, you’d better be aware of who...
Jamie Notter