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Do Your Leaders Build or Erode Trust? #infographic — Leading with Trust

Here’s a post by the incomparable Randy Conley, V.P. of Client Services & Trust Practice Leader at Ken Blanchard.

Trust is the absolute, without a doubt, most important ingredient for a successful relationship, especially for leaders. Unfortunately, though, most leaders don’t give much thought to trust until it’s been broken, and that’s the worst time to realize its importance. According to a study by Tolero Solutions, 45% of employees say lack of trust in […]

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Miss you Dad: 10 Leadership lessons my father taught me

Last year for Father’s Day I wrote about my Dad who had recently passed away. Since the lessons all still apply. Here’s that story from my archives.

10 leadership lessons from my Dad

My daughter, then three, me and my Dad the day I received my MA Leadership from the University of Guelph. He started teaching me about leadership long before then.

Podcast: Building trust in an age of disruption

Did you catch my trust talk with Marguerite O’Neal on her Creative disruption podcast

Screen Shot 2018-04-27 at 12.12.43 PM — Download 10 ethical decision rules to bullet-proof your business for more info on building trust and creating value.

this week? The conversation ran the gamut from the importance and benefits of trust in – and between – organizations, the results of the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer which shows declining trust in media, government, NGOs and businesses and, more importantly, how and why companies need to focus on macro-level solutions to address the growing trust deficit.

With Facebook, Starbucks, #metoo, price fixing and other topics hot in the news, there’s never enough time to reveal all the strategies for building trust through formal and informal governance mechanisms, so I hope you enjoy these supplements.

Download – 10 ethical decision-rules to bullet-proof your business to discuss at your next leadership meeting.
Skip the Master’s degree and read my 12-Weeks to Trust series to discover proven ways to build trust through formal and informal governance mechanisms like less monitoring and hierarchy; simpler contracts; improving communication; adhering to norms and values; creating mechanisms for joint planning and problem-solving, adopting a long-term perspective, etc. No time to read? Check out the 5-minute video below.
See how the most trustworthy companies perform better than the S&P500 in Trust Across America – Trust Around the World FACTS (R) framework
Find out more about trust trends in your country in the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer.

Want to chat or find out more? Contact me at dominique@accoladecommunications.ca

What is wellbeing and how can it apply to your workplace or community?

Are you a systems thinker? Are you sick of silos? Are you looking for a way to measure and to improve social progress in your community or even your organization? Then the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) may be a framework for you.

Based at the University of Waterloo, the CIW has been recognized globally as a leader in measuring quality of life.

Find out more in this article I co-wrote with CIW Director, Bryan Smale, for Public Sector Digest.

https://www.publicsectordigest.com/article/capturing-quality-life-canadian-index-wellbeing

As always, your feedback is warmly welcomed.