Build Trust First

<p>Most leaders agree trust is important to their organizations. However they usually cannot describe what they do to lead or build trust. To get ahead in real problem-solving and lead trust-building leaders must first think differently and decide to take action to create the conditions in their organizations for trust to grow.</p><p></p><p>Brigadier General (Ret) Mark Towne shares over three decades of experience leading from the frontline to the boardroom in this groundbreaking approach where trust is not merely a reactive personal feeling or managerial task. Instead Mark shows us how trust-building is a fundamental leadership competency we can leverage to create and sustain value.</p><p></p><p><em>Build Trust First</em> will equip and inspire you and your leadership teams to:</p><ul><li>Think about trust-building in pragmatic and actionable terms.</li><li>Help managers become more effective leaders in trust-building and problem-solving.</li><li>Provide board members and executives with the language and tools for establishing strong cultures of trust.</li><li>Develop leaders at all levels of your organization to see themselves and their environments better so they can effectively lead trust-building and value-creation.</li></ul><p></p><p>Mark's insights and stories and those of the C-suite leaders he interviewed for this book reveal the value of trust-leadership in action. When you are equipped to lead and make the decision to be a trust-leader you can accelerate your business performance improve the lives of the people you lead and create networks of trust-leaders who can help you change the world!</p>