The Golden Rule

 The Golden Rule – “Treat others the way you want to be treated” is a conceptual framework viewed as the ethic of reciprocity. The ethic of reciprocity effect has roots around the world and is widely seen as the standard method many cultures utilize to resolve conflicts. March George Singer, an American philosopher, believes there are two ways of looking at the Golden Rule. The first way entails one performing specific actions that you desire others to do unto you. The second way involves one managing their behavior in a manner that they would like others to do.

Either way, I am convinced that the Human Resources Director within my organization never received the Golden Rule memorandum nor has anyone referred it to her as a recommended best practice. She reeks of negativity, lacks professionalism, negates basic pastoral care, and eats teachers for lunch. No, seriously! Well, because of this revolting display of behavior one teacher decided that she had had enough of the treatment.

We were in the process of completing our medical exams and one part of the multi-leveled test is a stool sample. If you are unable to “go on demand” then you are provided with a specimen bottle tagged with your identifying number on it to bring back the next day. Instead of this teacher returning the specimen bottle to the lab as instructed she decided to allow our HR Director to do the honors. So, what does the teacher do? She left the bottle of the director’s desk! Yep, she sure did. So, what’s the lesson? People will only take so much mistreat before they are fed – even in a foreign country. Therefore, treat others the way you want to be treated.

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