How do authority figures get respect?
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To be in a position of authority automatically warrants a certain degree of respect from your constituents and the general public.  They see that because you are in this position you have devoted time and resources to get to this position.  \n\nAlso, respect is gained from your constituents and the general public by treating them with respect.  If you actively listen to the public's and employee's concerns, they will have a greater degree of respect for you because you are making them feel important.
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if a leader is not doing their job, they need to be replaced, not respected.  i don't really understand how respecting a bad president would make them any better.
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Leadership associated with a position of authority\nIn On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, Thomas Carlyle demonstrated the concept of leadership associated with a position of authority. In praising Oliver Cromwell's use of power to bring King Charles I to trial and eventual beheading, he wrote the following: "Let us remark, meanwhile, how indispensable everywhere a King is, in all movements of men. It is strikingly shown, in this very War, what becomes of men when they cannot find a Chief Man, and their enemies can." [3]\n\nFrom this viewpoint, leadership emerges when an entity as "leader" contrives to receive deference from other entities who become "followers". And as the passage from Carlyle demonstrates, the process of getting deference can become competitive in that the emerging "leader" draws "followers" from the factions of the prior or alternative "leaders".\n\nThe United States constitution provides another example of recycling authority. In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the American Founders rejected the idea of a monarch. But they still proposed leadership by people in positions of authority, with the authority split into three powers: in this case the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary. Under the American theory, the authority of the leadership derives from the power of the voters as conveyed through the electoral college. Many individuals share leadership, including the many legislators in the Senate and the House of Representatives. [4]
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yes.obviously if they have done it by knowldge.if they have not done any mistake so what asking apoligy from any elder person is called giving respect. its not a shame.
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One of the ways to control the people is through fear.  It kind of sucks for the people there, but it works.\n\nThe other way is through being nice and all that, but once you stop giving them stuff, they answer to the next despot coming along.
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Appoint one of them as the supervisor. Hold him personally responsible for all of the tasks that need to be performed daily.\n\nSee how fast they fall into line.  No one will take a fall for someone who works under them.
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They should not play a large role, but any kind of public figure needs to hold at least a little accountability for images that they choose to display of themselves.  If it is possible that people will follow you, you must be careful where you lead them.
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My grandmother ... she is dead and gone now, but she has not been replaced as the most respected. She was a caring loving, strong woman, raised 7 children and a couple of her grandchildren ... if she doesn't deserve respect no one does.
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Being in charge of people.
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Good question. I've had my fifteen minutes of fame and used to get recognized in public. I was never rude or snobby to people because I always held on to the thought that "what goes up must come down". I've rubbed shoulders with celebrities and often reminded them that they put their pants on one leg at a time just like everyone else. Usually they are handed a position of power that they are not ready for and don't know how to handle it. I have found that doctors are the worst offenders.
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They don't always deserve them, but it's their responsibility to remove them from power when needed.  Leaders should serve the people, not vice versa.
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98% of the disrespect I faced was in my teenage years. Adults were convinced I knew nothing, even about myself and my beliefs, which was incredibly frustrating. As an adult, however, people (be it friends, family, colleagues, etc.) recognise my experience and knowledge and often ask my advice on pertinent issues, which I take as a mark of respect. I think part of it is that when you stop caring about being liked by everyone (at the expense of yourself) you are respecting yourself and others come to respect you also.
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respect is cheap, just deal with them and watch your back, dont burn your bridges but feel free to do unto them before they do it unto you.
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Respect has to be earned.  Even for a President.  Most people automatically respect the Office of the Presidency, however, the man serving as President still has to earn the respect.
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Has to be earned... Your position could demand respect but only your character can EARN it !!
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respect is to be earned not asked for.
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SHOW THEM RESPECT AND TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL