Coleman Unlimited LLC » leaders http://www.colemanunlimited.com Get the word out! Communications with results. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How to Be Trustworthy http://www.colemanunlimited.com/2009/04/05/how-to-be-trustworthy/ http://www.colemanunlimited.com/2009/04/05/how-to-be-trustworthy/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:45:21 +0000 Sonia http://www.colemanunlimited.com/?p=76 I’ve been devouring my “magazines to read” pile. I came across an excellent article on trust in Associations Now magazine by Michelle and Dennis Reina. It’s critical to being a good leader, which seems to be something everyone should know if they don’t. However, one little sidebar on the article really stood out to me… not so much as a business tip but rather a personal goal.

I want to be trustworthy. And I thought this was a great list of what it takes for others to put their trust in you.

We are inclined to trust leaders…

  • who are self-aware
  • who take responsibility for their role in the relationship
  • who demonstrate that they consider the best interests of others rather than just themselves
  • who do what they say they will do
  • who practice the values they tell us are important to them
  • who listen and respond to our needs and interests

Wow… may God help me to be a person like this.

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