Kevin Blissett: Out of the Cave

Whom do you trust in your leadership roles? More importantly, who trusts you? The Franklin Covey blog poses these queries, which prompted me to ponder: What are the qualities of the people I trust or have trusted throughout my life? Why do I trust them?

Here is the short list of some of the qualities I’ve observed in people I’ve trusted:

1. I respect them for their integrity.
2. They are consistent.
3. They like me and seem to show a genuine interest in me.
4. They are kindly honest with me.
5. They support me, both in my presence and away from it.
6. In the work place or academia, these people are quite knowledgeable in their fields.
7. They listen to me.
8. They give time to me and allow me to bend their ear without my feeling that I’m imposing upon them.
9. They treat others with respect as well.

Obviously, if I want to be trusted, these are characteristics which I should focus on cultivating in myself. What difference would it make in your or my organization if we ingrained these traits? Which qualities are on your “trust list”?

Photo by Kables