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#3 Core Value In Business Is Respect

March 12th, 2010

Respect in business, what does this really mean? Well let’s look up the word respect in the dictionary first.

Respect means to acknowledge someone with value. It means being treated with consideration and esteem and to be willing to treat people similarly.. It means to have a regard for other peoples’ feelings, listening to people and hearing them, i.e. giving them one’s full attention. Even more importantly, respect means treating one with dignity.

We may also learn that how our lives go depends every bit as much on whether we respect ourselves. The value of self-respect may be something we can take for granted, or we may discover how very important it is when our self-respect is threatened, or we lose it and have to work to regain it, or we have to struggle to develop or maintain it in a hostile environment.

Some people find that finally being able to respect themselves is what matters most about getting off welfare, kicking a disgusting habit, or defending something they value; others, sadly, discover that life is no longer worth living if self-respect is irretrievably lost.

It is part of everyday wisdom that respect and self-respect are deeply connected, that it is difficult if not impossible both to respect others if we don’t respect ourselves and to respect ourselves if others don’t respect us.

“Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it. No destructive lies. No ridiculous fears. No debilitating anger.”

–Bill Bradley

The fruit of respect is listening, hearing and learning. To be a great leader you need to have this down. It must be at the front of your mind or you will have blind spots and be a less effective leader in your company and in life.

”Leaders who win the respect of others are the ones who deliver more than they promise,

not the ones who promise more than they can deliver.”

–Mark A. Clement

While everyone wants to be respected, not everyone is willing to work hard to earn it.

Respect has great importance in everyday life. Nowhere is the boomerang effect of respect more measurable than in business. Whether it’s reaching out for new customers or protecting the business you already have, the Power of Respect is potent.

Respect in business are those who achieve their goals but don’t step on anyone to get there. I have been fortunate with a number of mentors who have guided me, given advice and at times told me the cold hard facts of life.

This honesty and ability to be receptive to hearing positive criticism is how it opens the door to learning and growing. Don’t be afraid of positive criticism because the advice from a mentor who wants the best for you can be the very thing that moves you forward to success.

”It is well to respect the leader. Learn from him. Observe him. Study him.

But don’t worship him.

Believe you can surpass. Believe you can go beyond.

Those who harbor the second-best attitude are invariably second-best doers.”

–David Joseph Schwartz

R.E.S.P.E.C.T -

Render a helping hand
Empower people
Show people by example
Pray to the one above
Enjoy people
Care for people,
Truthful when you speak

”When people honor each other, there is a trust established that leads to synergy,

interdependence, and deep respect.

Both parties make decisions and choices based on what is right, what is best,

what is valued most highly.”

–Blaine Lee

Respect

If we can not respect another
How can we expect them to respect us
If we can not respect someone’s beliefs
How can we expect them to respect ours
If we can not respect another’s race
how can we expect that race to respect us
If we can not respect others
How can we expect respect in return

Everyone expects respect
No matter who they are
The only way to gain it
Is it to start treating everyone
As a friend, a brother, a sister
As part of our extended family
No matter what color or creed they are
Only then you will start to get
The respect you so dearly crave

If you always deliver what you promised, meet the deadlines and are able to easily adjust in now situations and challenges, you will manage to earn some respect, simply because you will have proven that your a valuable asset to your team, someone they can always trust and depend on.

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#2 Core Value In Business Is Integrity

March 11th, 2010

Integrity in business is defined as an ethical action that includes speaking the truth and not telling lies. We seek to say what we mean, and mean what we say. Our walk should be consistent with our talk.

“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”

Henry Cloud points out in his book “Integrity“ that in the end, character always rules. Integrity in business and life is a fundamental important attribute that will bring blessing in the end.

“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.”

Integrity in business is not optional if you are seeking longevity. There are no short cuts, blurred lines or adequate excuses available to cover up a lack of integrity. What characteristics people are looking for is consistency, knowledge in the field, competency, and trust.

Integrity in business is a quality that is highly under-rated these days. Many people are so “pushed and pulled” by a not so hidden force called the “profit motive”, that they often find themselves compromising something, their values, their morals, their family, etc. They could also lose all credibility and trust from those they are trying to retain business from.

Integrity in business is as important as an individual’s personal reputation and self-worth. The pride we all take in working demands that we be honest, fair and ethical. My goal is to develop challenging opportunities for growth, be a blessing to others and a balance between my business and home life.

Integrity in business is giving high-value, high-content, as often as possible. When you hold a teleclass, even if you’re promoting product at the end, give really good content, material they can walk away with even if they don’t buy.

“There can be no friendship without confidence;

and no confidence, without integrity”

Integrity Story

Sally was a middle aged graduate student and in desperate need of a job. She had been looking for months and with the difficult economy kept running into dead ends. Needless to say her normally cheerful, positive attitude was taking a hit and her house was going into foreclosure. Despite the desperation that was beginning to set in, she persevered. She kept interviewing and putting the word out to every contact she had. Her family members were doing the same on her behalf.

Finally she got a break! A friend of a family member got her an interview at a local high end restaurant – in fact the best restaurant in her city. Sally had experience in the food industry, made a good impression and got the job as hostess. You would think that would be the happy ending of the story, right – persistence rewarded… but it isn’t.

She came home from her first night of work, sat down and cried. She said the customer service was horrible and the staff was rude to each other and to the patrons of the restaurant. Sally felt that the atmosphere was so negative and toxic she could not possibly continue to work there, it went against everything she believed in. She called the owner the next day and resigned. When asked why, she courageously told the truth. The owner asked her to please to come in and at least have a conversation about it – she agreed.

In the conversation with the owner, Sally had the opportunity to be specific about what she saw and experienced. She described the chaos, disrespect and poor customer service. Sally was completely honest with him about what would need to change for her to work there. As it turns out, the owner knew he had a problem and didn’t know how to fix it. In Sally he saw an answer to his problem. He offered Sally a job as guest services manager. She would answer directly to him and had full authority to make policy changes related to customer service as well as hire, fire and train staff.

Sally accepted and since taking that position the work environment at the restaurant has changed dramatically. There has been a turnover in staff, the owner gets a flood of letters raving about the great customer service and Sally has gotten two raises in as many months. Sally is ecstatic, her positive energy permeates the restaurant and she is learning tons about the business from the owner – a definite plus for the MBA she is working on.

In spite of her truly desperate need for a job, Sally stuck with her values, courageously told the truth and her integrity was rewarded in a very big way. An awesome story wouldn’t you say. Sally is someone we can all learn from. What values would you take a stand on?

Just Remember:

Integrity in business is built and earned over a long period of time through prompt honoring of commitments and fair dealing with all.

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#1 Core Value In Business Is Humility

March 10th, 2010

Humility in business means that you realize that you are vulnerable to the cycles of success and failure just like everyone else – that you are not in total control of your own destiny.

This posting is part of, The 7 Most Important Core Values For Business

What Is Humility?

Humility is…..

is a great skill

is essential to leadership

is very important in business and with clients

is a heart that esteems others greater than itself

is a beautiful and powerful emotion

Humility is a great skill because it not only brings leaders closer to their management teams and employees, but also encourages similar candidness and humility in others. By taking the first step in revealing their vulnerabilities, leaders encourage an atmosphere where concerns and doubts are voiced…. It’s difficult to do, but expressing vulnerabilities appropriately will make leaders more effective. This willingness to increase self-knowledge and then be humble before people and problems is part of what we teach.

Humility is essential to leadership because it authenticates a person’s humanity. We humans are frail creatures; we have our faults. Recognizing what we do well, as well as what we do not do so well, is vital to self-awareness and paramount to humility.

Humility is very important in business and with clients. Never forget how hard it can be to forge a new client relationship and how easy it can be to lose one. It is not just about plans and products, it’s about people and relationships. People can choose to change who they want to do business with at any time for any reason they want. Thank your clients often for the privilege of doing business with them.

Humility is a heart that esteems others greater than itself. Humility serves others, submits, and desires. Humility is the first virtue in spiritual life. It is the vanguard that protects virtues and talents. Every virtue that is not accompanied by humility is likely to be snatched away by the vain glory, and destroyed by conceit, boastfulness and self-admiration.

It takes courage to be able to take action and assert an authentic identity, to do things that might fail. To assert oneself in the presence of fear, without courage we yield to fear, avoid risk and are unfulfilled. Humility is the flip side of courage. It is the ability to step back and let go of an identity and say this isn’t working.

Some people look at humility as a weakness. The opposite is true. One who is truly humble has power. Humility helps us to accept our limitations and our humanity. It makes room for the higher power in our lives. If one is on a spiritual path it is essential. It allows us to admit when we are wrong.

Humility is a beautiful and powerful emotion, but perhaps misunderstood, overlooked or even avoided by the masses. It is viewed as “weak” by some. Those that practice humility know its power and hold it as one of the most important emotions to embody.

Humility opens one up energetically, to listen, to apologize, to understand another or to accept our humanity. Its presence weakens and suffocates the ego, making room for spirit and authentic power to shine. Humility is an essential emotion if you’re on a spiritual path. Without it, finding a state of enlightenment isn’t likely.

A Lesson In Humility Story

There was a young man who desired humility. He went to an old wise man and said to him, “Sir, I wish to be humble, but I don’t know how to obtain it. What must I do to acquire humility?”

The old wise man thought for a minute and replied, “Here is what you should do… go out and find someone who is beneath you and do something nice for him. Give him something that you have or do something for him that needs to be done.”

The young man replied, “I can do that!” He immediately left and came upon a homeless man on the street who looked like he had not eaten in days. He took the man to a restaurant and bought him a nice hot meal. After he dropped off the homeless man, the young man, who was feeling pretty good, returned to the wise man and told him what he had done. He then asked him, “Do I now have humility?”

The wise old man replied, “Not yet!” The young man’s face fell and after a while, he asked the wise man, “What else must I do to acquire humility?” The wise man said, “Go out and find someone else who is beneath you and do something nice for him.”

This upset the young man who replied, “But I did that already! If I go help someone else, will I then have humility?” The wise man replied, “No you will not!”

This upset the young man even more and he asked, “How many people do I have to help… 10 people?”

“No!”

“100 people?”

“No!”

“I don’t understand… please tell me how many people I have to help? How will I know when I have obtained humility?” asked the young man.

The wise old man replied, “You will have obtained humility when you can no longer find anyone that you think is beneath you!”

Seek Humility

Do everything readily and cheerfully—no bickering, no second-guessing allowed!

Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

[ True Wisdom Comes from God ] If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.

Just Remember:

“Pride lands you flat on your face; humility prepares you for honors.”

“True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life.”

“Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

“True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.”