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November 19, 2015

How Leaders Can Earn Trust and Respect and Keep It

If there’s diminished trust and respect in a leader, then there’s equally diminished performance and productivity. Right? Trust and respect go hand in glove and it is rare that a leader is trusted but not respected or vice versa. Trust and respect must be earned, and where the leader must go first. We all fundamentally […]

November 3, 2015

Is This How Trust Works?

We know how important trust is to us, don’t we? When I ask my clients to describe trust, they pause, finding it difficult to put into words, because it’s largely a feeling. So I ask them to comment on this framework: I assert that trust means: Our values are shared. We proactively care about each […]

March 3, 2015

How Successful Leaders Gain and Keep Trust

Trust is the most valuable currency of leadership. So much depends upon having a trustworthy leader. The very sustainability of the organisation is at stake when that value is eroded or not present. Effective leaders earn and keep trust by following a powerful and simple path: Being consistent in their competence and care. See my […]

February 3, 2015

It’s Time to be Motivated

Fluctuating economies, fears of deflation, terrorism, global unemployment increasing, climate change. Uncertainty, volatility, ambiguity, chaos and disruptive change seem to characterise our world. We’re finding it difficult to trust our governments, politicians and business leaders. They don’t inspire us with authentic values and vision, beyond appealing to our self-interests around survival, security and surety needs. […]

December 23, 2014

The Essence of Trust

Whether we are a leader or team member, we all seek to be trusted and to trust others. I distil trust into the three “C’s” which must be present to earn trust. Consistent Care and Competence. If we are caring or compassionate yet incompetent, then we cannot earn trust. If we are competent yet do […]

September 25, 2014

The Seven Deadly Sins of a Leader

Some leaders gain the trust and respect of their people by their consistent values based behaviour and decisions. Other leaders lose trust and respect by committing these seven deadly sins: 1. Choosing what suits them instead of the greater good for their people and the organisation. 2. Taking credit for the good work of others […]

September 2, 2014

My Passion is Frustrating Me!

Those of you who know me know that my passion is Attitudinal Competence and Effective Leadership Behaviour. I’ve devoted the last 20 years to helping people master their attitudes so they can live the life they choose; helping leaders master their attitudes and behaviour so they can have trust respect and performance from their people. […]

July 8, 2014

Do You Remember or Can You Imagine?

Do you remember when you were helped by an amazing person? Who never judged you, yet asked you for your best. Who believed in you, stood beside you, urged you on. Who gave you the glory for your achievement and accepted responsibility for what didn’t work. Do you remember what distinguished that person from others? […]

July 3, 2014

How to Earn Trust and Respect in the Workplace

People and organisations usually include trust and respect in their list of important values. They go hand in hand. Earning trust and respect is a key requirement of leaders, isn’t it? Yet so often people complain that those values are breached or missing. We cannot expect that trust and respect is granted automatically because of […]

May 13, 2014

Your Power of Unconditional Respect

Can you imagine your impact and the example you’d set if you could consistently practice unconditional respect? That means that no matter what is happening, no matter what others are being or doing, you can always be respectful and effective. It doesn’t mean you let things that need addressing slip by. People don’t intend to […]

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