TIPS ON SHOWING RESPECT

Respect is a virtue that everyone expects to receive. Be it your boss, subordinate, colleagues, husband, wife, child, parents, sibling, relative, in-laws, neighbour; everyone merits respect. It is an attitude that makes relationships work and last. It does not matter the ages or status of those involved, everyone deserves respect.
To respect someone is to defer and admire the person. I think everybody needs that admiration whether younger or older. To show respect to people, the following tips will be useful:

* Use title of respect creatively
It is important to know what kind of title makes the other person comfortable. If the company policy stipulates that all staff should be addressed on first name basis but you find your immediate boss uncomfortable with you calling his first name as it is in my country, please put a title of respect that makes your relationship flow smoothly.

* Manner of greetings/pleasantries matters
Not everyone in your life will take a ‘high five’ hand shake from you. In my culture the younger prostrate for the older while some people do not bother about your posture while greeting. The way you greet someone goes a long way to show respect or otherwise.
*Read their emotional gauge carefully
It is important to study the feelings of people around us. We must acknowledge their mood and empathize with them.

*Value their privacy
Admiring someone also involves giving the person the required privacy. Not everyone will be free to share everything with you. So be content with what they share with you despite the fact that you might have shared your entire life with them. Don’t insist on getting facts from people; let them share it with you.

*Be available when needed
Try and go out of your way to be available for the people when they need you most, whether it is convenient for you or not. That will make them feel esteemed. Showing respect to people will not always be rosy, it always come with a price.

*Consider their opinion
Everyone wants to have their opinions valued. When people give you advice, weigh the options. Let them be aware that you are giving their views a consideration even if you may not make use of the advice eventually.

*Tact is very crucial
Discretion is vital in any meaningful relationship. Whenever you need to correct or disagree with anyone you admire, do it skilfully considering the feelings of the other person. There are a lot of times you may need to compromise your stand on non-fundamental issues and let the sleeping dog lie.

*Give regard to the people they value
Respect has a relay effect. You cannot proof that you admire and defer to me when you disrespect my wife or my parents. Relate carefully with the people your friends respect, it will show them you are not taking them for granted.

Reply their letters, emails, SMS
Do not ignore the requests or enquiries of those you admire. It is very depressing and demeaning to be ignored.

Rejoice with them
Celebrate with them when the occasion demands. Remember their birthdays, anniversaries, and send good wishes as well as gifts no matter how small. It is the gesture that matters most.