Respect in the Office: Confronting the Right Thing

I got a little fired up today. I had an exit interview with a team member and one of the expressed reasons for leaving was the disrespectful behavior of this person’s direct supervisor. Ok… So now I have to investigate and validate the data…And I can guarantee you that I’m going to carefully review this. We cannot treat each other disrespectfully and be a great company.

So here’s what I’m going to do… I want to know if this supervisor does personally make disparaging remarks about people. If this is the case, we are going to put the person through a leadership class on respect …teaching them how to confront behavior, confront situations, but never people. Working with respect involves a series of attributes and skills. Attacking the process and not the individual person is just one of them.

with Character,

Lorne

Lorne Rubis

Lorne Rubis

The constant in Lorne’s diverse career is his ability to successfully lead organizations through significant change. At US West, where he served as a Vice President / Company Officer, Lorne was one of only seven direct reports ...
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Character Triangle

Our character is exclusively ours. We define it by how we think and what we do. I believe that acting with Character is driven by what I call the Character Triangle.

What, exactly, is the Character Triangle (CT)?

The CT describes and emphasizes three distinct but interdependent values:

Be Accountable: first person action to make things better, avoiding blame.
Be Respectful: being present, listening, looking again, focusing on the process.
Be Abundant: generous in spirit, moving forward, minimizing the lack of.

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Leadership Excellence article in the January 2012 issue

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Kathryn Zox Show, VoiceAmerica Network interview of Lorne Rubis

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