Do you want to be admired and respected by your subordinates and colleagues?

Brent occupies a top-level executive position in a private organization, he badly wants to be admired and respected by his subordinates and colleagues. Therefore, he thought of earnings their respect by projecting himself as somebody who knows everything or anything under the sun. Thus, whenever there are meetings he sees to it that he is assertive and talkative.

However, he was already wondering why was it that after almost one year of projecting this kind of behavior. He was still not earning their respect and admiration? Why was it that Brent was still not earning their respect and admiration? The simple answer is Brent was doing it the wrong way.

Many leaders and managers are like Brent: They hunger for respect and admiration. Unfortunately, they don’t know how to properly do it, being assertive and projecting a self-image that you know it all is not the way. You are in fact depreciating your value as a leader/manager when you do it this way.    

So, what is the correct way of doing it? The correct way or the right way to earn the respect and admiration of your subordinates and colleagues is through your action. Let your action speak louder than your words and let your actions make the noise.

Noise that is not heard by your subordinates and colleagues’ ears but noise that is seen by their eyes. Always make your action/s speak for you not you speaking without action. In doing so you rightfully earn the respect and admiration of your subordinates and colleagues.  – Marino J. Dasmarinas