Book Titles

…trust is one of the most powerful forms of motivation and inspiration. People want to be trusted. They respond to trust. They thrive on trust.

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. – Booker T. Washington

Character includes your integrity, your motive, your intent with people. Competence includes your capabilities, your skills, your results, your track record. And both are vital.

…people trust people who make things happen.

…both character and competence [are] vital to sustained success and leadership.

The end result of high character and high competence is credibility, judgment, and influence.

While there is risk in trusting other people, there’s far greater risk in not trusting them.

Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust.

…competence is as vital to trust as character, and… both character and competence are within our ability to create or to change.

Research shows that many of us don’t follow through on the goals we set or don’t keep the promises and commitments we make to ourselves.