'Tolerance' is not only the acceptance that people, as diverse they may be, have the right to be as they are and to live in peace together. Tolerance-in the context of business-is also the recognition that to get what you want, you have to give something in return.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- 'Tolerance' means accepting diverse people’s right to be themselves and live peacefully, and in business it also means giving something in return to get what you want.
- In plain terms
- Tolerance is respecting differences and reciprocal exchange in business.
- What can you take from it?
- Practice mutual respect and reciprocity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does reciprocity shape tolerance?
- When might tolerance be misused?
Another view
Tolerance without boundaries can enable exploitation.
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