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Hi there. I’m Jeff Arthur with the Values Conversation. Think back to a time whenever you were working with or working for someone, and that person was someone that you loved working with, that you enjoyed immensely working with. Also think back to a time that you were working with somebody or working for somebody that you just couldn’t stand. I’d be willing to bet you that those people that you worked with that you got along so well with, as opposed to the people that you didn’t seem to connect with, and really struggled to work with, that it all came down to whether you trusted them or not. The one, you trusted. You trusted their decision. You trusted their intention. You trusted what they were trying to do. The other one, didn’t trust to much.

Trustworthiness is so important, and it’s so incredible in the business world how this is glossed over, or ignored, or never discussed. Over and over again, as I’d work with executives, as I was working and coaching with them, we’d talk about trustworthiness. Patrick Lencioni, in his Five Dysfunctions of a Team talks about the number one dysfunction that teams struggle with is an absence of trust. We must as leaders live a life, and live a life in our business that shows and emulates and sets the example of trustworthiness. My name is Jeff Arthur, with the Values Conversation. You can find out more about us on LinkedIn by searching for me, Jeff Arthur, A-R-T-H-U-R.