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Friday, March 03, 2017
TITLE : REL 101 : THE LAW OF RESPECT 10
“Show proper respect to everyone.” (1 Peter 2:17a NIV)
How to Gain Others' Respect?
Respect is one of mankind’s most noble sentiments. The highest levels of respect are always earned – never given. This is true of self-respect as well as respect for others. this in mind: you owe everyone a basic level of respect for being a fellow human being, the Bible tells us to show proper respect to everyone. This includes people that don't deserve it but your level of respect for others will vary from person to person. There’s nothing wrong with affording some people greater respect than others. You should be kind and polite to everyone – no question about that. But for obvious reasons, some of us simply deserve more respect than others. When you’re in a leadership position, it is imperative that the people with whom you work respect you but respect is never a given. It must always be earned. Your team might respect your work habits, your intelligence or your ability to close a deal but there’s more to respect than that. Each of us desires respect. And as leaders, each of us wants to be followed. Today, we are highlighting the top six ways that leaders gain others’ respect:
#1. Natural Leadership Ability
Some people are born with greater talents or skills and ability to lead than others.
People with natural leadership ability draw others to them. However, relying strictly on talent can be a downfall for leaders. If you recognize your natural abilities and hone them daily, your organization and followership will benefit. If you possess natural leadership ability, people will want to follow you.
#2 Add Value to Yourself
People do not naturally respect others. Most often people give respect because of some certain qualities. It is important as leaders we add value to ourselves on daily basis. People respect values not position. Your value determine the level of respect you can command. It's so difficult to respect a leader without core values.
#3 Add Value To Others
You can be sure that followers value or respect leaders who add value to them. And their respect for them carries on long after the relationship has ended. Leaders add value to an organization and to their followers by serving those around them. When followers benefit from being associated with a leader, they’ll want to advance alongside him or her.
Add value to others. Dedicate yourself to adding value to others . Followers value and respect leaders who add value to and respect them. I’ve already discussed how to add value to people in the Law of Addition .
#4 Respect for Others
When leaders show respect for others-especially for people who have less power or a lower position than theirs–they gain respect from others. People desire respect from those around them. If a follower is to be led, they will inherently choose to be led by someone who demonstrates mutual respect. Don’t rely on violence, force, intimidation, or persuasion to get people to do what you want them to do—all leadership is voluntary. When you show respect for others, you gain respect from others.
#5 Strive for success
If you ever wonder why everybody wants photo ops with celebrities, it’s because people are naturally drawn to success and accomplishments. When you are successful in what you are doing, people will respect you.
#6 Build A Strong Reputation & Character
The most important component of leadership is character development. It boils down to a simple formula. REPUTATION + CHARACTER = RESPECT. You earn the RESPECT of others when your public REPUTATION and private CHARACTER are above reproach. And you've got to have both. Reputation is what people think you are but character is who you really are. If you only focus on reputation, you'll get sidetracked. You'll spend too much time on image and popularity and too little time on doing what is right. If you only focus on character, you may be a really nice person or a very fine leader, but nobody will know you exist. And that makes it very hard. To earn the RESPECT of others, practice
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