As Aretha said, "Find out what it means to me." What does respect mean to you in a team member? It means that the person has the ability to hold someone or something in esteem or honor. Why is that important? Respect is the difference between just existing and existing with dignity and allowing others to, as well. When we regard another with respect, we say that we see them as they are and we not only accept them, we celebrate their individuality. Respectful treatment allows others to be comfortable around you, they know that you won't surprise them with any cheap shots. Accepting people as they are and respecting them makes them want to come back to your office and encourages loyalty. When people feel respected they feel like they have something to offer and that they are useful to others. What better way to encourage teamwork than with respect. Fill your team with people who understand this and watch what happens. Respect for differences creates love. We can't truly care for another if we can't embrace the parts we don't understand. Respecting the diversity in the people we encounter is intellectually stimulating. It forces you to think in different ways. It not only encourages others, it allows you to grow in different ways as well. Respect for what we do and don't know is important. We respect what we do know when we recognize that the knowledge came from something or someone outside ourselves. Gratitude is a form of respect and when we are grateful to others for teaching us and thankful for opportunities to learn, we continue to improve. Respect for what we don't know can save us from hurting ourselves or our patients. It makes us look to others for help and increases teamwork. None of us exists in a vacuum. Respect for that makes us humble. So, what does respect mean to me? It means that when I dance badly to Rocky Top at my daughter's wedding, she'll love me anyway and my husband will hang in there and dance with me. It means that if someone criticizes or mocks me for it, I can laugh, because I respect myself enough to accept my imperfections and I respect them enough to forgive their intolerance. Respect means that if I don't know how to do something I can go to my boss and ask for help, knowing that he will not think less of me, but will appreciate the fact that I want to learn how to do it. Respect allows us to see the potential and beauty in everything and everyone around us.
"I want to help you to grow as beautiful as God meant you to be when He thought of you first." ~George MacDonald~
Respectful treatment allows others to be comfortable around you, they know that you won't surprise them with any cheap shots. Accepting people as they are and respecting them makes them want to come back to your office and encourages loyalty. When people feel respected they feel like they have something to offer and that they are useful to others. What better way to encourage teamwork than with respect. Fill your team with people who understand this and watch what happens.
Respect for differences creates love. We can't truly care for another if we can't embrace the parts we don't understand. Respecting the diversity in the people we encounter is intellectually stimulating. It forces you to think in different ways. It not only encourages others, it allows you to grow in different ways as well.
Respect for what we do and don't know is important. We respect what we do know when we recognize that the knowledge came from something or someone outside ourselves. Gratitude is a form of respect and when we are grateful to others for teaching us and thankful for opportunities to learn, we continue to improve. Respect for what we don't know can save us from hurting ourselves or our patients. It makes us look to others for help and increases teamwork. None of us exists in a vacuum. Respect for that makes us humble.
So, what does respect mean to me? It means that when I dance badly to Rocky Top at my daughter's wedding, she'll love me anyway and my husband will hang in there and dance with me. It means that if someone criticizes or mocks me for it, I can laugh, because I respect myself enough to accept my imperfections and I respect them enough to forgive their intolerance. Respect means that if I don't know how to do something I can go to my boss and ask for help, knowing that he will not think less of me, but will appreciate the fact that I want to learn how to do it. Respect allows us to see the potential and beauty in everything and everyone around us.
"I want to help you to grow as beautiful as God meant you to be when He thought of you first."
~George MacDonald~