{"id":3315,"date":"2017-01-10T07:47:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T12:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=3315"},"modified":"2017-01-10T07:47:16","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T12:47:16","slug":"12-trust-building-board-strategies-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=3315","title":{"rendered":"12 Trust Building Board Strategies for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A high performing trustworthy\u00a0business is a great source of competitive advantage, and that is driven by the Board of Directors. The following are 12 “must follow” strategies for 2017\u00a0adapted from our book.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Boards must pay attention to corporate culture. Culture is the legacy of leadership, and a healthy culture builds stakeholder trust. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>Bob Vanourek, Triple Crown Leadership<\/p>\n

Demand management accountability for the factors that contribute to corporate character. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>Roger Bolton, President Arthur Page Society<\/p>\n

Empower an independent chief compliance officer (CCO) to act as a strong ethical culture leader in the organization. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>Donna Boehme, Principal, Compliance Strategists<\/p>\n

Align the business agenda with societal expectations. Build a better world as you build a better company. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>Doug Conant, Conant Leadership<\/p>\n

Understand how your stakeholders feel about you. Take surveys, monitor social media and share information across the organization. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span> Linda Locke, Standing Partnership<\/p>\n

Practice values based leadership: articulate precisely, connect frequently, role-model, sanction or fire. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span> Charles H. Green, Trusted Advisor Associates<\/p>\n

Develop the strategic direction for the enterprise by taking the constellation of all stakeholders into account <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>. Nadine Hack, beCause Global Consulting<\/p>\n

See the entity through the eyes of a new employee by attending a live new-employee orientation or its online equivalent. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span> Robert Galford, Center for Leading Organizations<\/p>\n

Boards must develop their own robust crisis plans prior to any crisis. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span> Davia Temin, Temin and Company<\/p>\n

Build authentic conversations based on trust and exchange ideas fearlessly. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span> Alain Bolea, Business Advisors Network<\/p>\n

The Golden Rule is the best strategy for Boards to drive C-Suite behavior. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span> Mark Chandler, Senior VP & General Counsel, Cisco<\/p>\n

Review, discuss, share and elevate your company’s “Return on Trust.<\/a>” What can be measured<\/strong> can be managed. \u00a0Barbara Brooks Kimmel, CEO Trust Across America<\/p>\n

Get the Board on board in elevating trust in 2017! <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>. Over 50 more ideas like these\u00a0are available by ordering the book<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Barbara Brooks Kimmel<\/strong>\u00a0is the CEO and Cofounder of\u00a0Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a>\u00a0whose mission is to help organizations build trust. Now in its eighth year, the program\u2019s proprietary FACTS\u00ae Framework ranks and measures the trustworthiness of over 1500 US public companies on five quantitative indicators of trust. Barbara also runs the world largest global Trust Alliance<\/a>, is the editor of the award winning\u00a0TRUST INC.<\/a>\u00a0book series and a Managing Member at FACTS\u00ae Asset Management<\/a>, a NJ registered investment advisor. In 2012 was named one of \u201c25 Women who are Changing the World\u201d by Good Business International.
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