No Trust. No Glory.
No team boats well without Trust.
How much can one write more about Trust? We could simply conclude that it’s there or not, and that’s it. Or we can write books about it and try to dissect it.
Stephen Covey wrote the book Speed of Trust, one of the better books on Trust. In this introductory Insight into my view on Trust, I will consider some of his views and provide my own experiences.
Here two of Covey’s foundational quotes is:
“Trust is the glue.”
and
“Trust is equal parts character and competence. Any leadership failure is always a failure of one or the other.”
Reflecting on my interactions with the leaders I work with, I find these quotes always true.
The best leaders I worked with were clear on intent, demonstrated integrity, experienced, and able to produce results.
The worst leaders I’ve worked with were experienced and able to produce results but lacked clear intent and integrity. These leaders show a gap between honorable intent and questionable behavior that drives results.
Usually, it’s all about them.
