{"id":2756,"date":"2015-05-27T09:16:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T13:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2756"},"modified":"2015-05-27T09:16:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T13:16:25","slug":"trust-me-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2756","title":{"rendered":"Trust Me, But…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trust is the glue that binds every good relationship, or so we are told. The challenge not only lies in both definition and degree of trust, but too many people\u00a0believe they are trustworthy when, in reality, they are not. In fact, both business leaders (and criminals)\u00a0suffer\u00a0from what is called “The Better than Average Effect<\/a>,” \u00a0and we’ve all fallen victim to this psychological phenomenon at one time or another.<\/p>\n

Think about how trust “worthy” you consider yourself and then check off\u00a0how many of the following apply to you. You may not be quite as trust “worthy” as you thought.<\/p>\n

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  1. Trust me, but don’t turn your back.<\/li>\n
  2. Trust me, but I come first.<\/li>\n
  3. Trust me, but I’m the boss.<\/li>\n
  4. Trust me, but I don’t walk my talk.<\/li>\n
  5. Trust me, but only in the office.<\/li>\n
  6. Trust me, but quarterly numbers trump employee well-being.<\/li>\n
  7. Trust me,\u00a0but if the going gets rough…<\/li>\n
  8. Trust me, but only until\u00a0there’s nothing left “in it” for me.<\/li>\n
  9. Trust me, but first impressions aren’t necessarily accurate.<\/li>\n
  10. Trust me, but only\u00a0when I feel like telling the truth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While some will argue that trust can be established quickly, I believe that trust takes time and is built in incremental steps. And like all bell curves, only a small percentage of people, even our most successful\u00a0business leaders, are genuinely very trustworthy, regardless of how they perceive\u00a0themselves.<\/p>\n

    As my friend Bob Vanourek at Triple Crown Leadership<\/a> likes to say, “Always trust your instincts.” He’s right.\u00a0They\u00a0will\u00a0rarely let you down.<\/p>\n

    Barbara Brooks Kimmel<\/strong>\u00a0is the Executive Director of\u00a0<\/span>Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a>\u00a0whose mission is to help organizations build trust, and runs the world’s\u00a0largest membership program<\/a>\u00a0for those interested in the subject. She\u00a0is also the editor of the award winning\u00a0<\/span>TRUST INC.<\/a>\u00a0book series and the Executive Editor of\u00a0<\/span>TRUST! Magazine<\/a>. In 2012 Barbara was named \u201cOne of 25 Women Changing the World\u201d by Good Business International.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Our annual poster,\u00a052 Weeks of Activities to Increase Organizational Trust<\/a>\u00a0is available\u00a0to those who would like to support our work by making a small donation.<\/p>\n

    Did you know we have published 3 books in our award-winning\u00a0TRUST Inc. series<\/a>. They are yours when you\u00a0join our Alliance.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Copyright 2015, Next Decade, Inc.<\/p>\n

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