Sunday, January 31, 2010

Civility Lacking in Publicly Humiliating Your Team

Unfortunately, stars behaving badly doesn't seem to end. Whether in the public limelight, or office setting, humiliating your team is poor and hurtful, and worse when done publicly. According to the following article, Mary J. Blige publicly humiliated her band at a pre-Grammy event: http://bit.ly/d5TAvK.

While the article states that her band's musical director "said later that the diva was right to...diss the musicians," as an etiquette expert, I argue that it is never appropriate to show disrespect or to humiliate others. We all must remember that respect, kindness, and civility go a long way to create positive environments both at work and in our personal lives.