CHAPTER 3
DECENCIES: A WORKING DEFINITION
“Enlightened managers know that serving and supporting unleashes much more energy, talent, and commitment than commanding and controlling.”
—KOUZES AND POSNER, The Indian Journal of Public Administration
All of us, at one time or another, have used the word decency in some form. We may associate decency with being considerate, courteous, gracious, honest, honorable, thoughtful, appropriate, tasteful, respectful, obliging, or helpful. We talk of decent acts, decent behaviors, a decent person, a decent wage. We find ourselves relating to a word that reflects specific behaviors. Even the opposite, indecent ...
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