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Trust Quotes by Stephen Covey

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Stephen Covey explains that trust isn’t a vague feeling but a concrete action we can practice. He says good communication rests on trust, and that being trustworthy earns trust from others. He also notes that trust can be taught, measured, and even counted as an economic benefit.

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By behaving in ways that build trust with one, you build trust with many.

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Trust is the highest form of human motivation.

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Quality relationships are built on principles, especially the principle of trust.

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Trust is the glue that holds everything together.

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Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust.

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Every time I see high-trust cultures, I see a lessening of adversarialism.

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If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy.

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Trust is central to an economy that works.

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Trust is a powerful accelerator to performance and when trust goes up, speed also goes up while cost comes down - producing…

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Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.

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Effective communication is built on the cement of trust. And trust is based on trustworthiness, not politics.

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Compliance does not foster innovation, trust does. You can't sustain long-term innovation, for example, in a climate of distrust.

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One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so,…

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Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust.

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Trust is clearly a key competency. A competency or skill that can be learned, taught, and improved and one that talent can…

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The ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust is the key professional and personal competency of our time.

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In many situations involving service recovery - the problem itself became the catalyst for the creation of even greater trust as the…

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Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust…

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True leadership is moral authority, not formal authority. Leadership is a choice, not a position. The choice is to follow universal timeless…

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Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust. Nothing is as fulfilling as a relationship of trust. Nothing is as inspiring…

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Trust is a function of two things: character and competence. Character includes your integrity, your motive and your intent with people. Competence…

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Strategy is important, but trust is the hidden variable. On paper you can have clarity around your objectives, but in a low-trust…

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I know it is possible not only to restore trust but to actually enhance it. The difficult things that we got through…

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Unfortunately, too many executives believe the myths about trust. Myths like how trust is soft and is merely a social virtue. The…

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Without trust, the best we can do is compromise.

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One thing about trust is that everyone's for it.

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Leadership without mutual trust is a contradiction in terms.

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It's better to be trusted than to be liked.

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Trust is the glue in relationships and organizations

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When trust is high, the dividend you receive is like a performance multiplier, elevating and improving every dimension of your organization and…

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What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. There are people we trust because we know their…

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Executives need to understand the economic benefits of trust dividend, especially when the behavior is real, not artificially or superficially created as…

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Trust is a function of both character and competence. Of course you can't trust someone who lacks integrity, but if someone is…

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When the trust is high, you get the trust dividend. Investors invest in brands people trust. Consumers buy more from companies they…

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Would you not agree that relationships are built on trust? Would you not also agree that most individuals think more in terms…

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You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically, to say “no” to other things. And…

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Trust is a competency. It's something you can get good at. It's a strength you personally, and your team and your company…

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Trust is the one thing that affects everything else you're doing. It's a performance multiplier which takes your trajectory upwards, for every…

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Trust is the glue that holds everything together. It creates the environment in which all of the other elements win-win stewardship agreements,…

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