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One of your superiors (who you admire) calls another employee names.

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What do you do?

How do you feel about it?

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• Frank Kanu on Thursday, April 19th, 2007 @ 09:24
  
• Filed under Business, Ethics, Leadership, Management, Motivation, Teams
  

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Two other Opinions:

1. VirusHead
   10:10 on Thursday, April 19th, 2007
   I’d probably say something like, “I am really surprised to hear to you that” and then sit back and listen. I believe in confronting such things at the time, but in a way that allows the person to save face (and learn). If I admire the person, it is all the more reason to bother doing so.
   
2. MsDemmie
   10:15 on Thursday, April 19th, 2007
   What do I do - all depends on the names called and the context /situation they are “called” in.
   
   Anything with racial or sexual connotations I would probably say “steady on” or “that is out of order” or “you need to be careful”.
   
   I would feel uncomfortable - I dislike name calling and if unchecked it can veer into bullying.
   
   They would also loose some of my respect.
   

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