The Speed of Trust
by Stephen M. R. Covey
Covey's son argues that trust is an economic driver: when it rises, speed goes up and cost goes down. The book breaks trust into character and competence, offers thirteen behaviors that build it, and extends the idea from self to relationships to organizations. It is structured, corporate and more practical than the premise suggests.
Read it if…
you lead a team where everything takes too long and you suspect the cause is not process.
Skip it if…
you want personal development; the unit here is the relationship and the organization.
Three things you will actually use
- Talk straight; it saves time later.
- Keep commitments visibly.
- Extend trust first, with judgment.
Do this first
Pick one of the thirteen behaviors you are weakest at and practice it deliberately for a month.
Our verdict
Solid and practical; a good leadership book on an underrated asset.
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