a note on trust

"trust": frames the way we interpret what people say and how they describe their behavior; influences the comfort level in sharing information with others and helps us decide whether we feel other people have our interests at heart

trust takes us to the heart of business and leadership

people and organizations with high trust enjoy tremendous support and success

Trust is at root an aspect of human relationships

the business case for trust

benefits of trusting others

trusting others offers them growth and development opportunities

trusting others has a powerful reciprocal effect - it makes them more trustworthy themselves

the ability to trust customers allows for greater efficiency and creativity in serving them

trust: a personal relationship

trust is personal

three aspects of a trust relationship

trust and risk

reciprocity

trusting and being trusted

trustworthiness

two players: one who trusts and one who is trusted

the best way to be trusted is to be worthy of trust-- to be trustworthy

the virtues of trustworthiness: implies a consistency of character that provides a guidepost for the individual

the trustworthiness equation

four trust virtues

reliability

intimacy

credibility

self-orientation

largely about words

applies more to actions

the only trust equation component that requires time

refers to a sense of security

is the denominator of the trust equation

comes into two forms: selfishness and self-obsession

trusting

three factors

The risk of trusting in a given situation, both objective and perceived

a person's tactical decision to trust

a person's innate propensity to trust strangers

leading with trust, managing trust

the trust values

shared beliefs about how things should be done

being effective drivers of a trust-creating climate

long-term orientation

collaboration

transparency

other - focused

structural design

role modeling

talking the values