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Who is The Trusted Leader? There is no doubt that there are many concrete benefits to an organization from having trusted leadership at the helm and throughout its ranks. When there is trust in leadership and among peer groups, a great deal of risk is eliminated. For instance, when there is a culture of trust people more freely express themselves. With more open dialogue, the quality of the available information increases exponentially. When trust is present people are more likely to voice concern and participate in an open debate to come to the best conclusion, which benefits everyone involved as well as the organization. When trust is lacking, there tends to be more meetings behind closed doors, which creates a sense of secrecy and even conspiracy among the team members. The Trusted Leader A leader that has the trust of his workforce is able to keep the team more focused. We will each go to great lengths to never lose the respect from Creativity will flourish in an organization where there is trust in leadership. When people no longer feel like they need to be extremely careful about what they say and how they say it; when they no longer worry over appearing too anxious or too much at ease in front of their supervisor, creativity is a natural by-product. Best of all, trusted leadership is absolutely contagious, and you most definitely want everyone to catch this bug! Just as fear, worry, anxiety and self-doubt is highly destructive to a team, TRUST can be the best habit a team, and an entire organization, can acquire. When you sit back and really think about it, so many additional benefits come from the existence of trust in leadership. In addition to making more money, because your people are more productive in a trusting environment, think of the money saved with higher employee retention rates. How much easier will it be to recruit and retain new employees to your team? How much better will the quality of your product improve with a highly experienced and engaged workforce? Trust in leadership takes many forms: Strategic, Organizational and Personal. The Trusted Leader walks you step by step through the entire subject. While trusted leadership may look a little different in every organization, there is no doubt that its many benefits are universal. - Excerpt from The Trusted Leader The authors provide a blueprint for regaining, developing and maintaining trust in leadership. Chapters in The Trusted Leader include, but are not limited to, the following:
Highly established leadership experts are giving praise to this wonderful book. They are quick to acknowledge how trust directly impacts the bottom line results of every organization. - Jon Younger, SVP, Leadership Development, National City Corporation - George Colony, CEO, Forrester Research, Inc. We encourage our readers to add this book to their personal leadership library. Robert M. Galford, is a managing partner of the Center for Executive Development in Boston and has taught executive education programs at Columbia University, The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and Harvard University. Anne Seibold Drapeau, is chief people officer of Boston-based Digitas and has held management positions at Pepsi, J.P.Morgan, and FTD. For more information and ideas about The Trusted Leader, visit www.thetrustedleader.com. More Leadership Book Reviews: » No Opportunity Wasted » Steal These Ideas! » The Enthusiastic Employee Leadership Tools & Resources Would you like to share with our readers about a book related to leadership that has helped you and your team? Share your own helpful hints and tips here.
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