Building Trust

Trust is the one common denominator of all successful organizations, businesses, and leaders!  It's essential. 

Without it everything costs more and takes more time.  However, with trust there's high energy, creativity, morale, and buy in.  In Stephen M. R. Covey's book the Speed of Trust he points out that:

• Low Trust = Low Productivity = High Cost
• High Trust = High Productivity = Low Cost

There's no short cut to building trust. In David Horsager's book The Trust Edge he talks about the 8 Pillars of Trust.  They are:

1. Consistency
2. Clarity
3. Compassion
4. Character
5. Contribution
6. Competency
7. Connection
8. Commitment

More information about these 8 Pillars and Horsager's book The Trust Edge can be found in an article by the Training Magazine Network.

There's a lot of work that needs to get done and more and more of that work will include bringing people together to accomplish it.  We've got to elect leaders to office who can build trust and keep it.

I encourage you to get out and vote on Tuesday!

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