RESPECT TAKEN TOO FAR?!

Without a doubt in today’s workforce and across generations, there are divergent views on the subject of respect. Perhaps a clear testament of how people and culture continue to evolve?!

Once at a learning engagement with a firm composed of a young workforce, a lady expressed her deepest frustrations on how societal norms of respect has gone too far. In her words “…They say whenever you see an older person coming in an opposite direction and making to go through a passage as yourself, you as a younger person must wait (even if forever) for the older person to first walk through even if you could actually make a quick dash through the passage in less than a sec! It just doesn’t make any sense!”
We can all agree that similar norms as these often make their way into corporate settings. I think though that such norms where taken too far can indeed cause more harm than good.
For the rest of the week, I’ll be sharing more on RESPECT and norms in the workplace.
Meanwhile, you may watch another snippet from my presentation at AccessAgile2021:
https://lnkd.in/dY-w5a7j

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Agile HR (3)

HR has definitely come a long way. Many #HR professionals have made impressive success aiding their organizations in navigating multiple disruptions. Many also have managed to keep up to speed with best practices with regards to #practices , #processes and #policies . What appears to be a limiting factor though is where #HR has no clue as to why these practices are in place and therefore are unable to sustain such for long term benefits. For example, what is the purpose of Psychological Safety in a knowledge economy? What is the value drivable from a Servant/True Leadership model? And what is the essence of Employee Experience (EX) for employee engagement and retention? Any ideas? Please share.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RESPECT

For those who undermine the value of respect in their organizations, choosing rather to look the other way or underplay the unsavory impact of disrespect as a cultural norm, Training Industry’s PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADING WITH RESPECT survey shows that culture of disrespect within organizations resulted in: 1. Decreased Productivity 2. Lost time 3. Additional Costs. My take is that discerning leaders will do well to courageously address norms of disrespect. They will as a result save their organisations from attendant and perhaps unintended but sinister consequences. Do look out as I share my thoughts on the subject of RESPECT in the workplace for the rest of the week! But meanwhile, you can watch snippet of my presentation on IMPACT OF RESPECT & CULTURAL NORMS IN AGILE at the Women in Africa Conference (WIA) 2022. https://lnkd.in/dJk6-eZx

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