I'm not sure what's going on lately, but I'm encountering more rude managers than ever before. Maybe it's the economy. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's a sign of the times. Whatever the reason -- I don't care. Rudeness, bullying, treating team members, customers, vendors, and others with disrespect is wrong. True leaders don't do that; cowardly individuals with leadership titles do. True leaders give and then earn respect; cowardly individuals demand respect and fail to give it....

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