Trusted Leader Blog

Today's complex, fast-changing world features speed, complexity and dense interdependencies. Problem solving in real time and focusing on continuous improvementis critical in senior leadership roles, in order to advance an organisation forward.

We all know how wonderful it is to be around positive people.  Optimism is contagious.

People are naturally drawn to visionary leaders who paint an exciting picture of a new future.  After all, no-one is going to follow a leader who gets scared or negative about the latest crisis.

When it comes to helping companies build trust internally, one of the things I learnt pretty quickly is that if 1-2 members of the executive team do not support any initiatives to improve trust then all subsequent efforts will fail.  

One of the things that both chairs and executives tell me with pride is how their leadership team functions so well together.  Interestingly, most of these teams have been together for five or more years.