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Livestrong Includes Livehonest
The Lance Armstrong story is intriguing. Years of denial seem to be unraveling with teammates and testimony about how doping was done during all those cycling years. We all know of Lance Armstrong’s...
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There Are Four Types of Talkers
There are four types of talkers: Those who talk a lot and say little Those who talk little and say a lot Those who talk a lot and hear little Those who talk little and hear a lot Which are you? It may...
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Be a Trust Activist
An activist is a “vigorous advocate of a cause.” What if the cause was trust? What if we led as a trust activist in all that we do and say? An interesting dynamic would unfold. This is trust as a...
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Wrapping Up in 5
Time quickly passes, and it seems like a blur. If we are not careful, life zips by without us embracing it in the most purposeful way possible. It is important to take a break and consider what has...
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Trust: At the Speed of Social Media
Click. A picture of an inappropriate act gets posted on Facebook or Google +. Tweet. A tasteless gesture gains wider attention through Twitter. Today, more than ever, there is transparency in words and...
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How to Gain Trust – Simply Four Ways
Trust as a verb means “to believe.” If you believe in something or someone, then you have confidence in them. To gain trust, we must be believable so that another will have confidence in our ability to...
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Through Trust Across America, I had an opportunity to host an hour radio show. Generation Y – or Millennials – have several unique characteristics, and my focus was on this generation and how it may...
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Follow / Unfollow – Making Relationships Work
Since the beginning of time, individuals have been in relationships. From good to bad, and everything in between, relationships have lifted people up as well as held them down. Relationships are a...
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In Collaboration We Trust
Collaboration is the new way to work. Walls are being removed and collaboration points are being designed into workplaces. However, collaboration is not new. It is being revived though. In a new world...
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Can You Stay in a Workplace Without Respect?
Respect is one of those must-haves in the workplace. It doesn’t matter what age you are. Respect should be shown for our work done, words spoken, and capabilities shown. Without respect, good attitudes...
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Are Connections Overshadowing Collaboration?
We are hyper-connected today, and there are real metrics to showcase. Just look at the counts. Whether it is connections in LinkedIn, people in Google+ circles, followers in Twitter, or likes in...
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Building Trust Between Generations – Six Ways
Kate Nasser stated: “When the leadership in an organization see and focus on the differences, they widen the gap. When the leadership see the possibilities for success at the intersection of talents,...
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Trust Is About Giving and Receiving
The Magic of Trust from VizWerx Group on Vimeo. Special thanks to the team at VizWerx for putting this video together! Trust. Trust seems so simple yet complex in everyday life. We get caught up in...
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The Role of Self-Esteem in Respect and Leadership
In reading The Respect Effect, there were some surprises. It triggered key thoughts on the just how essential a respectful environment is (more than you even imagine), along with the importance of...
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Craving Leadership
Rod Cartwright with Ketchum pointed me to their Leadership Communication Monitor report. Reading through all the statistics and trends was fascinating, disappointing, and motivating. Here is a sample...
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What Makes an Authentic Leader?
We listen to someone on stage. The message resonates yet we wonder if this person is really authentic. We listen to an interview and the conversation seems authentic. Yet we wonder if a similar tenor...
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Top Themes to Pull Forward from 2013
This past year has been amazing. The amazing year is primarily due to the engaging conversations from a thoughtful and thought-provoking community. My gratitude is immense to the community of readers...
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Note to Institutions: Change or Be Changed
The Pew Research Center issued a new report entitled “Millennials in Adulthood: Detached from Institutions, Networked with Friends.” The report highlights a muddled mix of good and potentially...
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A Generational Shift in Teaching Accounting and Ethics
Thanks to a connection from Barbara Kimmel with Trust Across America – Trust Around the World, I had an opportunity to work with Curtis C. Verschoor, an author, researcher, speaker and more, on an...
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7 Types of Leadership Intentions and Impacts
In work and leadership, we get into conversations about intent. Some phrases like these appear: “Even though what he did was wrong, his intentions were good.” “He had good intentions but just failed.”...
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