Weekend Boost No. 11

LEADERS BUILD AND INSPIRE TRUST

As leaders, we appreciate the importance of trust and we know how challenging it can be to define. These resources help us with the language and behaviors that form trusting relationships.

"If I had to pick one key indicator to use in evaluating a leader's capacity to trust others and inspire trust it would be comfortable, open expression of doubt, ambivalence, and uncertainty." More on assessing our capacity to trust and be trusted in this article. 

An important Ted Talk on trust, transformation, community development, and music- https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_lomax_activating_the_transformative_power_of_trust

Brené Brown’s BRAVING framework offers an amazing list of behaviors and an approach for self-assessment.

THE PRACTICE

Check out this article and take a moment to take stock of how you’re doing in building and inspiring trust in your work and life. 

Then reflect on the questions…

• Where do I have room to grow?

• What will I commit to doing this week?

• What help/support might I need?