Barry Mallis states as follows re Respect and its role in
learning organizations as follows:
>This respect doesn't necessarily mean that you'll live seven years longer
>than otherwise. What it means is that each day, each moment, will be
>filled as it was not before. If this "living in the moment" so dear to
>the "core competencies" of every meaningful religion on this planet is
rooted in ">respect", then this is an important piece of the puzzle.
>
>Most adults accept respect as essential to common intercourse--we simply
>can't get along without some rules of the road. Nowadays, the literature
>chants about how we have to LISTEN with empathy, and stuff like that. Is
>there anything more to add to this area? Is our common understanding of
>respect really common, unicultural, universal? Do learning communities,
>work cells, teams, seminar classes, etc. derive special power from the
>sense of respect?
>
>Barry Mallis
>bmallis@markem.com
Yes I believe that respect is fundamental to effective
organizations. I further think that it is understanding
of our individual selves and self respect that preceeds
respect for others. The role of open communications in this is
as follows:
In a comfortable, open communications environment, productivity
and performance improves because everyone is giving a concerned,
cooperative effort that is directed at individual and
organizational improvement. This occurs because all employees
first look at themselves. Once they understand and respect
themselves, they will naturally have a grester respect for
others. This translates into a concerned employee who
generally accepts greater responsibility for their own
personal effort. Applying this principle to the critical
mass results in net overall improvement in the organization.
-- Erle Wheatley ewheatley@frontier.canrem.com