Respect Who?

respect is earned, not passed down. just because you're in a position of power, it does not mean that you are entitled to respect from those inferior to you.

a leader should know that his actions and words play a much more important part in the way a person perceives him. see, if you expect the culture of the team to be one of punctuality, as a leader, you should be the one to uphold it first. if for example, you're always late for work, but you expect your subordinates to be on time, really, do you think it's going to be that way? most definitely not! the strength of a team is only as strong as it's weakest link. and if that link is at the top, you can most certainly expect it to crumble.

i for one, have no respect for a leader who's an utter hypocrite. talking and laughing when he doesn't have anything to do, without any thought for others who might be concentrating on their work. but, when another person utters a single word when he's concentrating on his job, he stops them in their tracks. telling them in a not-so-subtle way that they should occupy their time more productively. come on, you can do it but no one else can? really, do you expect me to respect that?

oh well, this is probably a bitter me talking. coz not too long ago, i was asked to shut up. well, for your information, mr. the man, i was talking about something quite important for my learning purposes in uni. not that you'd remember, coz you graduated so long ago, your brain probably doesn't have enough capacity to retain those memories.

so, respect who? you? puh-lease!