It is a greater compliment to be trusted than to be loved.
George Mac Donald

Character                  Wisdom                          Competence
Integrity                 Judgement                    Technical
Maturity                                                      Conceptual
Abundance                                                 Interdependence
Mentality   

                                                 
Almost all the work is done through relationship with people and in organizations. But what is communication like when there is no trust? It is impossible. It is like walking through the minefield. What if your communication is clear and precise, yet there is no trust? You will always be looking for hidden agenda. A lack of trust is the very definition of bad relationship.

The Speed of Trust

What is communication like when there is high trust? It is easy, it is effortless, it is instantaneous. There is nothing as fast as the speed of trust. It is faster then anything you can think about. Trust is the glue of life. It is the glue that holds organizations, cultures and relationship together.

Making and Keeping Promises
Nothing destroys trust faster then making and breaking a promise. Nothing builds and strengthen your trust more than keeping a promise you make.
Never use word promise until you are totally prepared to pay whatever price is to keep it.

Honesty and Integrity
Basketball coach legend Rick Pitino captured the principle of honesty: “Lying makes a problem part of the future; truth makes a problem part of the past.”

Trust is a highs form of motivation. Trust people, and when you do, you give a priceless gift and opportunity to others. The greatest risk of all is the risk of risk-less living.