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Ethics
The reason people don’t take the higher ground more often in business
I’m not talking only about blatant ethical breaches, disregard for human decency, or misuse of businesses for self-enrichment.
Even those of us who know better and have a humanitarian and/or spiritual inclination fail to act up to our ideals. For example, we might:
Hold back some information from a team member because we want to retain a [...]
Respect Marketing
Marketing is supposed to connect our services to potential clients, showing them how we can fulfill their needs.
And when it comes to needs, you can’t get more basic than wanting to feel safe, loved, and valued. That’s what we feel like when we get genuine respect.
So you would think that extending respect to prospects and [...]
Respect; the universal motivator
I was co-presenter at a workshop on how to prevent conflict in the workplace, and part of the material was talking about how people have 4 basic motivators; they want:
Their authority respected
To be recognized for work well-done
To feel a sense of belonging
Clarity about what’s expected of them
We want all of these, but one will usually [...]
Other People’s Success
The last sentence on last week’s post caused a reaction: I was listing a few problems faced by affluent children, and said that it was another example of how success can cause problems if it’s not managed properly. But it was their parents (or earlier generations) that were successful, so some thought it wasn’t a [...]