An increasing body of research suggests that trust impacts almost every measure of success in your professional and personal life. So it just makes sense for each of us to be intentionally searching for ways to bring more trust into our lives.
I hope you enjoy reading these posts, where I’ll share my research, observations and thoughts on how you can develop the confidence required for self-trust, the courage required to trust others, and the combined competence and character to earn others’ trust. If you’d like to receive these posts in your Inbox, click here.
A Fresh Look at Working in Remote Teams
I have been doing a fair bit of research lately into trust and working away from the office, and Goffman’s Dramaturgy theory is really helpful by allowing us to look at remote teams through two lenses of what’s happening ‘front of stage’ and what’s happening ‘back of stage’.
The Biggest Threat To Organisational Trust
Let me ask you this question… what do you think is the biggest threat to the future of organisational trust? I’m working my way through reading the 3.5kg 3 volume final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry… I know… get a life, right?
Distrust Causes Micro-Management
One of the real negatives emerging from the fallout of corporate breaches of stakeholder trust is an increase in micro-management. In the disruptive world leaders now find themselves, compliance, process and procedure become the mainstay strategic and operational reality.
Self-Determined Employees Rebuild Trust
In the light of what seems to be a continuous and global stream of corporate breaches of customer trust, without naming the obvious, marketing and public relations divisions within major corporations are working frantically on ways to rebuild trust… but they might be neglecting the most important element.
The Real Cost of Breaching Trust
AMP’s announcement yesterday of a 97 per cent fall in annual profits from the previous year, sends a loud and clear message to corporate Australia’s leadership: Breaching customer trust costs and costs big time. But there’s more at stake here than the whopping 97 percent loss in profits.
What Happened to January?
I can’t believe the number of people who I’ve been chatting with recently, both professionally and personally, who are saying they can’t believe how fast this year is flying by already. Seriously… what did happen to January?
Do Good, Live Well
How are you? It’s a question here in Australia we ask and are asked often. In fact, we’re asked it so regularly that our responses are often simply an automatic response.
Trust Is Key To Your 2019 Success
I have been reflecting on my 2018 and projecting on my 2019. It’s good to know that Bill Gates is doing the same.
Morality Is Like Nutrition
In a 60 Minutes interview with Peter Overton, Tom Cruise famously said to Overton “Put your manners back in”. At yesterdays’ Royal Commission, CBA chief Matt Comyn reflected on a ‘robust discussion’ he had with his predecessor, Ian Narev, on the practice of selling certain insurance policies to people ineligible to make a claim. Comyn revealed Narev’s response was to “temper your sense of justice”.
The Ethics of Making Better Decisions
The Royal Commission into Banking and Finance, another announced for the Aged Care Sector and this week, and a call for another Royal Commission into the Supermarket and Petrol Station sectors, continue to send loud and clear messages about the level of distrust we have in some major institutions and industry sectors.
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