Treating others with respect and just a broad spectrum of civility is an obligation every person who aspires to become a leader, has.
I think in our team, we have a fair amount of respect and consideration for one another. The problem surfaces when we face those “adversaries”….yes, we wanna crush ‘em! I have seen on several occasions where each of us (including me) have bad-mouthed another individual to the point that we don’t want to deal with them anymore and even stereo-type the entire unit they belong to! We fail to realize that our indifferences are ONLY at the professional level and soon transcend into the personal level. By fostering a positive climate where we could remind each other of respecting other teams and maintaining a professional attitude, we would affect our morale, our productivity and our reputation. A climate of dignity and respect for individuals on other teams would allow us to come up with other innovative ways of working with those teams. It would establish a relationship that would highlight the importance of respecting one another.
It would allow me to realize how my individual actions affected others. It would allow me to look beyond my trivial biases and enable me to clearly understand what actions are warranted to accomplish the task at hand.
