7Law of Mirror

DOI: 10.4324/9781003260714-9

What do people want out of work? More than money, more than benefits, much more than job security, a recent survey says, they want to be treated with respect. Be it anyone in any position, being treated with respect has been rated as one of the essential needs of people.

A few years ago, while coaching the daycare owner, a statement she often repeated to her staff was, ‘I want you to treat me with respect.’ Once over lunch, I asked her why she often repeated this statement, and she said, ‘Payal, I am the owner of this daycare, and I want to be respected,’ I smiled and asked her, ‘so you want people to respect you because you are the owner. What if you were not the owner? Would you want them to respect ...

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