{"id":3439,"date":"2017-04-12T08:13:41","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T12:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=3439"},"modified":"2017-04-12T08:13:41","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T12:13:41","slug":"trust-gone-wild-and-its-only-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=3439","title":{"rendered":"Trust Gone Wild… and it’s only Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trust Across America’s focus has always been on finding and highlighting the “best in breed” corporate citizens while leaving the\u00a0worst for the scrutiny of others. But today\u00a0is only Wednesday and my inbox is swamped with so many\u00a0trust busting stories that even Lucy’s head is spinning. Here we go:<\/p>\n

Wells Fargo<\/a> is clawing back compensation to rebuild trust, or are they?<\/p>\n

Volkswagen<\/a> has found the “secret” to \u00a0rebuilding trust….\u00a0are they kidding?<\/p>\n

Barclay’s<\/a> CEO\u00a0has his own strategy for trust, but it’s certainly not the “building” kind. This is the same CEO <\/a>who not so long ago said “I do believe that trust is returning to our institution. But we will never rest, we are never done. We have to focus on building that trust every day.”<\/p>\n

A \u00a0bunch of “fake activist” companies<\/a>, outraged over the purported trust violations of Bill O’Reilly, pull their advertising,\u00a0or do they? Thanks Jim!<\/p>\n

And let’s not forget United<\/a>, except this isn’t about customer brutality, and maybe not even about trust! It’s\u00a0just ironic.<\/p>\n

This week, instead of watching sitcoms, I’ve taken to reading the news. As an organizational trust researcher and communicator, I’m finding it not only highly educational but also wildly entertaining.<\/p>\n

As I’ve said for many years, the ongoing trust crisis will certainly not abate until untrustworthy leaders sail off into the sunset or recognize the error of their ways and start advocating for change.<\/p>\n

Barbara Brooks Kimmel<\/b>\u00a0is the CEO and Cofounder of\u00a0Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/span><\/a>\u00a0whose mission is to help organizations build trust. Barbara also runs the world’s largest global\u00a0Trust Alliance<\/span><\/a>, is the editor of the award winning\u00a0TRUST INC.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0book series and a Managing Member at\u00a0FACTS\u00ae Asset Management<\/span><\/a>, a NJ registered investment advisor. In 2012 she was named one of \u201c25 Women who are Changing the World\u201d by Good Business International, and in 2017 she became a Fellow of the Governance & Accountability Institute. Barbara holds a BA in International Affairs and an MBA.<\/p>\n

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