People respect people who respect others. If you want people to respect you, to follow you, you must ‘be the first to respect’ them.
‘Don’t wait to be treated with respect before being respectful.’
They ‘make an effort to be worthy of their respect.’
They ‘look for, and acknowledge ‘diamonds in the rough,’ those things in others that are worthy of respect.’
‘Don’t try to stop disrespect with more disrespect.’
Don’t tolerate disrespectful behavior, no matter how inconsequential it may seem.’
‘Don’t minimize the power of respect.’
‘Don’t stop practicing respectful leadership.’
‘The Respectful Leader makes a full apology for disrespect.’
‘Respectful Leaders consistently look for, find, and acknowledge those qualities, skills, and perspectives in others that are worthy of respect.’
‘Respectful Leaders do their utmost to get their emotional shift together, stay positive, and never take out their frustrations and anger on others.’
‘Don’t be distracted.’
Source:
Gregg Ward (2016). The Respectful Leader: Seven Ways to Influence Without Intimidation
