The Emerging Leadership Trust Challenge
The worldwide economic slump impacts everything, and leadership is often coming up short.
Recently, I met with a group of CEOs and asked them, “Who do you trust.” Their response was revealing. They were capable to identify whom they did not trust, but less able to identify whom they did trust. The big surprise, however, they didn’t trust their ability to lead in these challenging times.
In my new book, Without Warning, it states, “Today, being bright and talented isn’t enough. One must also know how to navigate and survive in a world governed by constant and, at times, barbaric change.”
Surviving barbaric change can only be achieved if leaders if can:
Minimize risk to enhance their probability for success
Embed vitality into the activities that will make a difference
Be a leader who can be, and is, trusted
Leaders must accept the anxious moments that come with the job. And in today’s uncertain economic climate, that’s no small task. But, more importantly, leaders must tap into individuals they trust, so they can lead from a position that their employees, suppliers and customers can likewise trust.
