VOCABULARYFOR A BETTER WORKPLACE

ALTRUISM

THE OTHER(S) BEFORE OURSELVES

APPRECIATION

THE ABILITY TO GIVE HUMANS ACTIONS AND EVENTS THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE

APPROACHABLE

(BEING) BY ACKNOWLEDGING OUR FELLOW COLLEAGUES WE ALLOW THEM TO GET CLOSER TO US

BEAUTY

IT CAN BE FOUND IN ANY OF US, IT SIMPLY NEEDS TO BE SOUGHT BEYOND THE APPEARANCES

CANDOR

THROUGH AN OPEN AND HONEST EXPRESSION WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OTHERS AND ABOUT US

EMPATHY

UNDERSTANDING OR FEELING WHAT ANOTHER BEING IS EXPERIENCING

EQUALITY

UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE EQUAL, REGARDLESS OF RANKING, IS KEY TO CREATING A BETTER WORKPLACE. IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT EQUALITY, JUST THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAME TO BEING AND WHERE WE ARE GOING…

FAIR

THE “TRUE NORTH” ANY AMBITIOUS COMPANY SHOULD SET ITS COMPASS TO

GENEROSITY

THE ABILITY TO SHARE ASSETS (INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL) WITH THE OTHERS

GENUINE

SINCERE

GENTLE

A GENTLE APPROACH FOSTERS A GENUINELY POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT

GOOD

GREAT IS FANTASTIC, BUT THERE CANNOT BE GREAT WITHOUT GOOD. START WITH IT AND DEVELOP IT

GRACE

THE VIRTUE OF THE SOFT TOUCH

HONESTY

WITH OURSELVES BEFORE THAN THE OTHERS

LISTENING

THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE VERBAL MESSAGES

MENTORING

HELPING LESS EXPERIENCED OR LESS KNOWLEDGEABLE COLLEAGUE(S)

MITIGATING

(CIRCUMSTANCES) THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MAY HAVE LED TO A SITUATION AND TO APPLY ADEQUATE

PERSPECTIVE TO THE PICTURE

THOROUGH

CAREFUL, COMPLETE, RIGOROUS, METICULOUS

UNDERSTANDING

TOLERANT, FORGIVING

VISION

THE GOAL(S) SET BY A COMPANY OR AN INDIVIDUAL. WHAT, WHY, HOW