Comments on: Respect for People http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/10/13/respect-for-people/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:16:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: DUST!N http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/10/13/respect-for-people/#comment-94085 DUST!N Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:09:03 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/?p=237#comment-94085 Cory, thanks for sharing your wife's story. It's sad that we see people as defined by their role and use that to justify how we treat them. We speak to employees this way. We don't look our waiter in the eye. We make generalizations about the teenager behind the register. We all do it. It's a sad commentary on our devaluation of people. Cory, thanks for sharing your wife’s story.

It’s sad that we see people as defined by their role and use that to justify how we treat them. We speak to employees this way. We don’t look our waiter in the eye. We make generalizations about the teenager behind the register.

We all do it. It’s a sad commentary on our devaluation of people.

]]> By: Cory Garrison http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/10/13/respect-for-people/#comment-94080 Cory Garrison Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:48:44 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/?p=237#comment-94080 How timely. My wife, who is a second grade school teacher, is on maternity leave. She showed up at a teachers meeting last week despite being on maternity leave. Before the meeting started her boss / Principle (who has a reputation for being a power hungry guy with no personality) called her into his office and began to berate her for not initiating enough contact with her long-term substitute. The man was so rude and out of line that it put my wife into tears. My wife was blindsided! We have spoken to several teachers and a few administrators in other school districts who were appalled by the Principals behavior. Here's the rub. The Principal never...not once...set the expectation before she left to initiate ANY contact with the sub. My wife was even returning eMails to her sub the day she got home after having an emergency C-section!! I would also like to point out my wife has had nothing but excellent performance evaluations and this Principal has told her she's one of the best in the school! He treats his staff like they are second-class citizens and often will not say hello to the children walking through the hallways. You hit the nail on the head, Dustin. Respect for people is respect for people. How timely. My wife, who is a second grade school teacher, is on maternity leave. She showed up at a teachers meeting last week despite being on maternity leave. Before the meeting started her boss / Principle (who has a reputation for being a power hungry guy with no personality) called her into his office and began to berate her for not initiating enough contact with her long-term substitute. The man was so rude and out of line that it put my wife into tears. My wife was blindsided! We have spoken to several teachers and a few administrators in other school districts who were appalled by the Principals behavior.

Here’s the rub. The Principal never…not once…set the expectation before she left to initiate ANY contact with the sub. My wife was even returning eMails to her sub the day she got home after having an emergency C-section!!

I would also like to point out my wife has had nothing but excellent performance evaluations and this Principal has told her she’s one of the best in the school!

He treats his staff like they are second-class citizens and often will not say hello to the children walking through the hallways.

You hit the nail on the head, Dustin. Respect for people is respect for people.

]]> By: CustomersAreAlways http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/10/13/respect-for-people/#comment-92890 CustomersAreAlways Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:29:48 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/?p=237#comment-92890 <strong>Respect</strong> “Respect for people is respect for people.”  Wise words from Dustin Staiger of Casual Fridays (via Phil Gerbyshak).  This reminds me of Jet Li’s recent movie, Fearless. (Great movie, by the way - has powerful life lessons!)&... Respect

“Respect for people is respect for people.”  Wise words from Dustin Staiger of Casual Fridays (via Phil Gerbyshak).  This reminds me of Jet Li’s recent movie, Fearless. (Great movie, by the way - has powerful life lessons!)&…

]]> By: Phil Gerbyshak http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/10/13/respect-for-people/#comment-92871 Phil Gerbyshak Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:39:06 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/?p=237#comment-92871 You are absolutely right Dustin. While it's not profound, it's just so darn true, you can't help but love it. Well done! You are absolutely right Dustin. While it’s not profound, it’s just so darn true, you can’t help but love it. Well done!

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