Adam Grant在NYT的文章：America Is Learning the Wrong Lesson from Elon Musk’s Success

Disrespect doesn’t just demotivate. It also disrupts focus, causing costly mistakes. In a medical simulation, professionals in neonatal intensive care teams had to diagnose a potentially life-threatening condition and then respond rapidly with the correct procedures.

Treating people with consideration actually makes them more open to tough feedback. Students are more receptive to constructive criticism if their teacher prefaces it with, “I’m giving you these comments because I have very high expectations and I know that you can reach them.” Work and sports teams respond better to negative emotions from leaders if they establish respect first.