Trust Trumps Fear
Mark Bilton
Independent Chair | Strategist | Leaders' Advocate | Advisory Board Creator | International YPO Facilitator | YPO Emeritus Ambassador.
Do you have people in your organisation who don’t or won’t make decisions? Is there a lack of ideas? It’s almost as if they’re afraid. What you may need is more trust. ‘Trust trumps fear’ all day!
Business leadership is facing a new frontier. Leaders are under pressure to demonstrate transparency and trustworthiness to a wide range of stakeholders. Forward-thinking business leaders are moving away from the traditional, command-and-control style of leadership toward a new, people-centered approach. Gaining stakeholders’ trust has become a clear priority.
Although leaders today recognize the importance of stakeholder trust for business success, they also report building and maintaining trust is no easy task. Competing priorities, lack of time, and lack of alignment within senior leadership threaten the effectiveness of trust-building efforts. I think there is no doubt that the leaders of the future will define, measure, and scale trust, within and outside of their organization, with determination and enthusiasm.