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Late last year\u00a0Trust Across America-Trust Around the World\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0published the first in a planned\u00a0series of award-winning books.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0TRUST INC., Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>brings together the wisdom of 32 experts. Six months later we released our second book,\u00a0Trust Inc. A Guide for Boards & C-Suites<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>In this book,<\/em>\u00a0sixty\u00a0experts have joined forces to offer 100 strategies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Throughout the month of\u00a0August, we will be featuring 31 essays from our second book. Each stands alone\u00a0as an excellent resource in guiding Boards and C-Suites on driving a trust agenda at the highest level in the organization, and provides tools for those who choose to implement trust-building programs in their organization.<\/p>\n

A quick reference on what’s been covered so far this month:<\/p>\n

August 1:\u00a0There’s a Reason Why We Call Them Trustees<\/a>\u00a0explains why\u00a0being an “absentee landlord” doesn’t work.<\/p>\n

August 2:\u00a0Kill the Evening Before Dinner<\/a>\u00a0and take a small group of front line employees to dinner instead.<\/p>\n

August 3:\u00a0In Head of Business- Hope for the World<\/a>\u00a0we introduce the Winston “V” Model.<\/p>\n

August 4: Reputation vs. Trust<\/a> and why leaders should care more about the latter.<\/p>\n

The fifth essay in our series brings us the wisdom of\u00a0Bernie Nagle Principal at \u00a0Altrupreneur\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0who has toiled in the\u00a0fields\u00a0of \u201cEmployee Engagement\u201d for over 35 years, as a senior Operations Executive at Fortune 500 companies, Consultant, Author, Speaker and Business Owner. His perspective is informed by thousands of hours of facilitation and hands-on leadership of teams from the shop\u00a0floor\u00a0to the boardroom, dealing with strategic improvisation, creative problem solving, process improvement and conflict resolution.<\/p>\n

C-Suite Leaders Must Learn to Speak with a V.O.I C.E. of Trust<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI cannot hear what you say, because your actions scream \u201cINSINCERITY\u201d so loudly\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The currency of leadership is credibility! Collins & Porras told us so in their 1994 book, \u201cBuilt to Last\u201d. Draw the \u2018credibility\u2019 account down too low and you risk losing your team, and quite possibly your job. So how does one maintain a strong \u2018credibility\u2019 current-ratio? The answer is simple…us<\/a>e your V.O.I.C.E. and learn how become an Altrupreneur.<\/em><\/p>\n

Values: <\/span>Know what you believe and allow those beliefs to inform every interaction. Kouzes and Posner advise us: \u201cTo be credible as a leader, you must first clarify your own values, the standards by which you choose to live your life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Optimism: <\/span>To inspire engagement leaders must take the long view, remain fixed on the vision and strive persistently toward the goal – despite the upheaval and tumult along the way. Daily mood swings do not inspire trust.<\/em><\/p>\n

Integrity: <\/span>The word, \u2018integrity\u2019, signifies wholeness; an absence of duality; a \u201cwhat- you-see-is-who-I-am\u201d persona. At its most basic, Integrity is alignment between beliefs, words, and actions. Be who you say you are.<\/em><\/p>\n

Courage: <\/span>Take reasoned risks in pursuit of team objectives. Take risks with people; allow them to try, and pick them up when they fail \u2013 help them fail forward.<\/em><\/p>\n

Enthusiasm: <\/span>Passion is contagious; regrettably, so are ambivalence, doubt, and detachment. Enthusiasm conveys a deeply held belief in the validity of the endeavor. It tells the team, \u201cI believe in what we\u2019re doing\u201d. They will too!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I hope you have enjoyed this next sneak peak into our second book. If this brief look behind the door has been helpful,\u00a0follow\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0to order both of our books online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Barbara Brooks Kimmel<\/strong>\u00a0is the Executive Director of\u00a0Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a>\u00a0whose mission is to help organizations build trust. She is also the editor of the award winning\u00a0TRUST INC.<\/a>\u00a0book series. In 2012 Barbara was named “One of 25 Women Changing the World” by Good Business International.<\/p>\n

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Should you wish\u00a0to communicate directly with Barbara, drop her a note at\u00a0Barbara@trustacrossamerica.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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