Week 84: Your employees are your peers, not your inferiors.

When I first started my career in public accounting at the Big Four firm, one of the senior partners left a very good impression on me by referring to me as a colleague despite the fact that I am only 6 months into my career, fresh out of college and know that I know nothing.  As I climbed the corporate ladder and acquired some employees in the process, I took care to treat and refer to them as my colleagues and not my inferiors.