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The other day I read an interesting article called\u00a0“Gaining Their Trust”<\/span><\/a><\/span> in Human Resource Executive Online.<\/em><\/p>\n According to this article,\u00a0\u00a0HR leaders must earn the trust and respect of their C-Suite colleagues and board members.<\/p>\n Something about this doesn’t sound quite right.<\/p>\n Isn’t it\u00a0the Board and C-Suite’s responsibility to lead with trust and then to extend that trust to not only HR leaders but all leaders?<\/strong><\/p>\n We wrote about this extensively in our second book, TRUST INC., a Guide for Boards & C-Suites.<\/span><\/a> <\/span>In fact, 60 experts weighed in with 100 strategies for Boards & C-Suites to lead with trust with internal stakeholders.<\/p>\n Stephen M.R. Covey<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0speaks frequently about the 5 Waves (Incremental Steps) of Trust in an Organization:<\/strong><\/p>\n READ WAVE #2 and #3 CAREFULLY!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n WAVE 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Self Trust (personal credibility)<\/p>\n WAVE 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Relationship Trust (behavior with others)<\/p>\n WAVE 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Stakeholder Trust (alignment with internal stakeholders)<\/p>\n WAVE 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Market Trust (external reputation)<\/p>\n WAVE 5:<\/strong>\u00a0Societal Trust ( global citizenship- social consciousness, corporate citizenship, and corporate social responsibility.)<\/p>\n The responsibility\u00a0of gaining trust\u00a0lies squarely with\u00a0the Board and C-Suite,\u00a0whose first priority should be in building\u00a0relationships and\u00a0ensuring alignment\u00a0with their internal stakeholders, not the other way around.<\/p>\n Trust-focused organizations\u00a0must:<\/strong><\/p>\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 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Coming Soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n Should you wish\u00a0to communicate directly with Barbara, drop her a note at\u00a0Barbara@trustacrossamerica.com<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2014, Next Decade, Inc.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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