Book Titles

The Speed of Trust
The One Thing That Changes Everything

By Stephen Covey

Year Published: 2006
ISBN-13: 078-0-7432-9730-1
Categories: Leadership, Trust

177 Quotes Found

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The Speed of Trust:

Trust is an integral part of the fabric of our society. We depend on it. We take it for granted – unless it becomes polluted or destroyed.

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The Speed of Trust:

Without trust, society closes down and will ultimately self-destruct.

273

The Speed of Trust:

…more and more, people are realizing how important contributions – and the causes it inspires – are to a healthy society.

275

The Speed of Trust:

Doing good is no longer seen as something in addition to business; it is part of business itself.

277

The Speed of Trust:

To inspire trust is to create the foundation upon which all truly successful enterprises – and relationships – stand.

286

The Speed of Trust:

When you’re highly suspicious, you tend to try to validate everything, to analyze everything to death – which ends up decreasing speed and increasing cost.

291

The Speed of Trust:

…micromanagers who trust only themselves can take their companies only as far as they themselves can take them.

291

The Speed of Trust:

…in this ‘flat world’ global economy – not trusting people is often the greatest risk of all.

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The Speed of Trust:

High analysis and high propensity to trust not only create strong judgment, they create a dynamic synergy that produces ongoing and endless possibility.

293

The Speed of Trust:

In extending trust, the general guideline is to extend trust conditionally to those who are earning it and abundantly to those who have already done so.

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