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Leadership Lessons from Dad: Father always knows best!
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Leadership Lessons from Dad: Father always knows best!

by Peter R. Garber
January 2006
Beginner
96 pages
55m
English
HRD Press
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Lesson # 14

Show respect.

 

Fathers teach their children to respect other people, and they expect their children to treat them with respect as well. Showing respect is a great compliment: We are demonstrating that we see important attributes in that individual and hold him or her in high regard. Fathers understand the true value of the word. They have worked their entire lives to try to earn the respect of others, and along the way, they learned that it is not achieved, but earned. They want their children to respect people who deserve their esteem and to demonstrate that respect.

Respect is something that there is too little of in the workplace. Many interpersonal conflicts would be prevented if all employees treated one another with consideration. ...

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