
Building Trust

Choosing to trust people is a decision we make, a decision that stems from how we view life.
Joel Manby • Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders
Every time we board a plane, cross a road, walk into a shopping mall, greet someone, or buy someone a drink, we do so on trust – trust that those involved will behave honestly and civilly, that they will not stab us in the back, metaphorically or literally.
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
Trust is so countercultural that it needs to be defended and reaffirmed every time a problem arises.
Frédéric Laloux • Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
Trust affects our health, wealth, and happiness. It also affects our ability to govern ourselves. Representative democracy isn’t possible without trust.