Posts Tagged ‘trust’
4 Trust Building Choices
Let’s be clear. Giving people choices is a good thing. Giving people a voice in creating those choices can be a great thing. In the face of dealing with choices, great leaders make 4 great choices. Read this article to understand more about the concept. Download the PDF (below) as it is perfect for printing,…
Read More4 Ways to Build Trust on Your Virtual Team
In today’s world, nearly everyone is working from a virtual location. Don’t forget that building an effective team takes time and energy. Here are 4 things you can do to get it right. 1. The Virtual Work Environment is NOT an Excuse In 1971, Albert Mehrabian published Silent Messages. The book implies that the message…
Read More007. Harnessing the speed of trust with NYT bestselling author Stephen M. R. Covey
New York Times bestselling author and global thought leader Stephen M. R. Covey joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to discuss the importance of trust. He shares what it means to be trustworthy and key behaviors you can employ to build stronger relationships, teams, and organizations. Together we learn that trust is the one thing…
Read MoreHow to Retain Top Talent When Job Quitting is at an Historical High
A recent LinkedIn Daily Rundown reveals that, “the ratio of job openings per unemployed American grew in March, the most recent figures show, and brought to 13 the consecutive months in which available jobs have outstripped the number of people out of work and searching for it.” Moreover, the Labor Department explains that people are quitting their jobs…
Read More8 Culture Building Questions that Every Leader and Team Member Should Answer
Think of a top-notch organization you know—one you wholeheartedly tell others to work for, or whose story you share with friends at dinner. Why do you recommend it? What makes it so unique? Or put more forcefully, why is that organization so remarkable, and rare, that you tell stories about it? What causes you to…
Read MoreHow the High Cost of Low Trust Hurts You and Your Organization
Let’s take a few minutes to consider the impact of low trust in business. Only 10 percent of workers trust their bosses to do the right thing, and only 14 percent believe their company’s leaders are ethical and honest. Less than a fifth of the general public trusts business leaders to be ethical and honest.…
Read More4 Awesome Reasons to Hire a Canine Coworker (#4 Might Save Your Life)
In 2017, The New York Times reported that, “…43 percent of employed Americans said they spent at least some time working remotely….That represents a four percentage point increase since 2012, a shift that meets the demands of many job seekers.” If you are part of the growing wave of people working from home, or envision…
Read MoreUber Paid Hackers $100,000 in Hush Money: An Über Disruption of Trust
In his best selling book, The Speed of Trust, Stephen M.R. Covey contends that, “there is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy, and civilization throughout the world—one thing which, if removed, will destroy the most powerful government, the most successful business, the most thriving economy, the most…
Read MorePouring Out Trust
Abundant leaders pour out trust upon others. This doesn’t mean that they are gullible or refuse to recognize the risks of failure, it simply means that they know that to achieve the best results today and tomorrow, they must trust others and create a trusting culture. They also know that a culture of trust starts…
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