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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

This nineteenth essay brings advice\u00a0from\u00a0Linda Fisher\u00a0Thornton, the\u00a0CEO of Leading in Context LLC. \u00a0Linda is an authority on the future of ethical leadership, and writes and speaks about how to bring out the best in people and organizations through proactive ethical leadership. She is the author of\u00a07 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership,\u00a0<\/a>a clear guide to proactive ethical leadership<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0In addition to consulting and writing, Linda serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Leadership for\u00a0The\u00a0University of Richmond School of Professional and Continuing Studies. Her website is\u00a0LeadinginContext.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>Linda is also a\u00a02014 Top Thought Leader in Trustworthy Business<\/a>\u00a0and a member of the\u00a0Alliance of Trustworthy Business Experts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Effective CEOs and Boards Proactively Manage Business Integrity<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Just handling problems as they arise isn\u2019t enough. The Conference Board calls being proactive about business integrity and compliance critical for senior management, and even more so for boards of directors. If we manage corporate integrity based on reacting to problems, by the time we react, the problems are usually very difficult to manage. Being proactive about corporate integrity keeps CEOs and Boards focused on prevention and not cleanup. Deloitte Corporate Governance finds that an effective board proactively sets the standards and monitors integrity inside and outside of the boardroom. Deloitte\u2019s recent publication \u201cIntegrity in the Boardroom. What Does it Really Mean?<\/a>\u201d offers an integrity oversight model.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I hope you have enjoyed this next sneak peak into our second book.\u00a0If this brief look behind the door has been helpful,\u00a0follow\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0to order both of our books online.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And for those who want to catch up on the series, a quick reference on what’s been covered so far this month:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\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:\u00a0Reputation vs. Trust<\/a>\u00a0and why leaders should care more about the latter.<\/p>\n

August 5:\u00a0C-Suite Must Speak With a V.O.I.C.E. of Trust<\/a>, a new communications model.<\/p>\n

August 6:\u00a0It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way You Do It)<\/a>\u00a0discusses an organization’s core values and traits.<\/p>\n

August 7:\u00a0Superficial CEOs and Their Boards<\/a>\u00a0talks about the fiduciary responsibility of board members.<\/p>\n

August 8:\u00a0Headline: Be the Leaders Others Will Follow<\/a>\u00a0we learn about consistency between actions and words.<\/p>\n

August 9:\u00a0Towards a Mindset for Corporate Responsibility<\/a>\u00a0requiring a shift in mindset on the part of boards.<\/p>\n

August 10:\u00a0Warning: Don’t Drown in the Slogan Swamp<\/a>\u00a0explores the (mis)use of slogans in corporate America.<\/p>\n

August 11:\u00a0Trust in the Boardroom<\/a>\u00a0in creating competitive advantage.<\/p>\n

August 12:\u00a0Three Ways to Build Trust\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and organization that are blind to the dialogue.<\/p>\n

August 13:\u00a0Lead from the Front<\/a>\u00a0explains why it’s important to remove the filters between leaders and employees.<\/p>\n

August 14:\u00a0Building Trust For Boards & C-Suites<\/a>\u00a0and why published scientific evidence is important.<\/p>\n

August 15:\u00a0(Trust) Communication & the Hiring Process<\/a>\u00a0discusses engaging employees in the decision.<\/p>\n

August 16:\u00a0CEO Tip: Trust Your Board as Your Ally<\/a>\u00a0emphasizes the importance of trusting partnerships.<\/p>\n

August 17:\u00a0The Culture is the Secret Sauce<\/a>\u00a0that must bubble down from the Boardroom to the Mailroom<\/p>\n

August 18: Trust & Strategy Thinking<\/a> reminds us that it is hard to trust when you cannot relate.<\/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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