In amongst all the noise from Davos – and I’m only concerned that there is so much to listen to that people will switch off – but it is lovely to hear from a banker in this film who actually did do a great job in 2009.
What comes across when he speaks about the World Economic Forum is his humility and his thoughtfulness – and his hands.
As I post this, leaders at Davos are emerging from a morning session on ‘Rebuilding Trust in Business Leadership’.
I do think that as we look back on 2009 – when a lot of trust was lost – Stephen Green is there. He isn’t terribly exciting as a speaker, but I would follow him for his humility and success.
There are some other items on trust that I think are helpful and very interesting:
- From the Institute of Leadership & Management – the 2009 Index of Leadership Trust
- From the Reith Lectures, 2002: Onora O’Neill on Trust
- From the World Economic Forum in 2005 (even before the crash)
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1 Sue Mcbride // Jan 29, 2010 at 00:17
Trust comes not only when some things DO exist but also (and importantly) when certain things don’t exist.
Trust requires ‘truth’
Truth require ‘honesty’
Honesty requires ‘openness’
Openness requires collaboration/ shared goals
Collaboration requires common ground
Common Ground requires dialogue
Dialogue requires listening
All the above appear to be lacking hence the lack of trust both in business, business leaders and those who stifle communication (or censor it to ensure its a one way manipulation affair only)
Anyone any thoughts?
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