In my presentations to leaders, I address the question many are thinking, “Yeah, but what’s in it for me?” My answer: it’s an incredible opportunity. Both individually and organizationally. I have never witnessed such widespread mistrust across all dimensions of modern life. From Wall Street to Main Street, government, sports, politics, etc., the levels of trust
Category: Thoughts on Trust
Building and maintaining a reputation of being trustworthy requires constant, deliberate, often uncomfortable effort. There are a million ways to damage trust in a relationship, in a brand, in a leader. Based on our 5C’s model, here are six guaranteed ways to lower your trustworthiness: 1. “Don’t do as I do, do as I say.”
Building and sustaining a high level of trust is the sine qua non of leadership and teamwork. Without it, there is frustration, discouragement, disengagement. With it, even the sky isn’t the limit. 1. Trust is the glue for all relationships. 2. Trust is a reward that must be earned every day. 3. In order to
The person you see in the mirror each morning is not the person everyone else sees. Why? Because they are not you. They see you through their own experiences, perspective, and filters. And beyond a select few in your inner circle, you can’t know how you are being perceived by others. That’s why you need
Ken Sande describes the importance of TRUST as the pathway to deeper relationships with those who matter to us. A passport is an authorization to go someplace you have no inherent right to be. In relational terms, it is the permission that people give to others to enter into their lives, to learn their secrets,