Thoughts on: Respect

By ChuCk MoRRIS

While contemplating what is going on south of our border, and the escalation of complete disrespect for individuals; besides being aghast at what I hear and witness on television, I wonder where we are going as a society. Don’t you? We are all on one continent, so a lot of what happens in the U.S. may remain there, but it could escalate to our country.

Of course I am highlighting these problems because it does affect all of us to some degree; but we do live in Canada where respect is much more common and not completely broken down.

Respect starts with you. It is really simple. It starts with you! How do you get there? Do you respect others in your workplace and do they respect you? Does your staff respect each other?

We strive to do a good job (wherever you may be in the hierar(604) 872-7104 Local 131 Monday-Friday 7:30-5:00 www.spearssales.com chy of the organization chart) and that needs to be respected. If you are the leader then you better be showing respect to your staff.

If we run a respectful operation we will see the outcome of that. Everyone has problems of some sort and if someone is not in the best of moods or is showing signs of pressure, take note! We do not know what is taking place in most peoples’ lives. Let’s give a little and offer support. That can go a long way with both of you. Be cognizant of life. Don’t lose yourself in the daily rush and pressures you might experience from your director or from the board. Those can be dealt with by pausing once in a while to regain some of your own mental stability. Respect yourself.

Someone once stated; “To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world”.

Let us not lose sight of that. You or any member of your staff may not know what is happening with others. Respect their space. Give a little.

Some inconsequential thing you do may have a profound effect on someone. By doing what you may think as a simple task or action might place you in a position you are completely unaware of, such as supporting someone’s viewpoint, or through dialogue creating an action that may change their life for the better. Your integrity, ethical, and moral behaviour does affect others!

We want to ensure we are practicing respect. It makes your job easier. It may allow you to make good friendships with people you thought were standoffish. We all have our own personal problems. Let’s give some space to others and allow them the space to deal with those issues.

Let’s all be part of the solution. Not part of the problem! n

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