Our reader poll today asks: Have you ever called someone out publicly for their bad behavior?
I do it all the time 6.76%I’ve done it, but only after trying to resolve it between just the two of us 38.40%I’ve never done it but have considered it 29.54% I would never do that 8.01%I would never do that, and I think it’s inappropriate for anyone to do so 17.29%
Public “call outs” are controversial. 25% of respondents said they’ve never considered calling someone out publicly for bad behavior (and most of that group thinks it’s inappropriate to do so). Another 30% of you have considered doing it but haven’t taken the step but a full 45% of respondents said they do it after trying to resolve the issue one-on-one. Obviously taking that step toward making a public call-out is a big one. For those who say they’d never do so, how would you handle it if the other party simply refuses to rectify the bad behavior? Do you just accept that they’re not going to change and let them continue acting that way? Their failure to address the bad behavior can be a passive-aggressive stall in the hopes that you’ll give up trying to correct the behavior. In doing so, you’ve let them know they can continue behaving badly without consequence and you’ll get more of the same. While taking a grievance public can feel like you’re escalating things too much, consider your alternatives if you don’t do something drastic to change their behavior.
– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC
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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 240,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.
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