How Trustworthy Would Your Followers Say You Are

How trustworthy would your followers say you are? How can you measure their trust? Do they openly share opinions with you- even negative ones? Do they give you bad news as readily as good news? Do they let you know what's going on in their areas of responsibility? If not, they may not trust your character. How about your colleagues and your leader? Do they consistently put their trust in you? How do you measure their trust?

I am extremely careful not to spread information that people have shared with me in confidentiality and, in that respect, I have built a trustworthy name for myself. I also believe that people feel open to share what they think with me, whether I will agree with them or not, because they trust me to respectfully listen …show more content…
First, apologize to whoever you have hurt or betrayed. If you can make amends or restitution, then do so. And commit to work at re-earning their trust. The grade of the violation, the longer it will take. The onus is not on them to trust. The onus is on you to earn it. (And if you have broken trust at home, start there before working to repair professional relationships.)

Chapter 7
1. Think about the last time you asked employees, followers, or volunteers for a commitment to something you were leading or to changing something they were doing. What was their response? In general, how readily do people rally to you in either of those situations?

Honestly, having a character that is quiet and on the shy end of the spectrum, makes it is a little more difficult for me to get people to rally together. Overall though, people will typically do what I ask because they see the logic or heart behind it. The level of respect I get from people is pretty decent and they are usually willing to help me. I will say there is probably some room for improvement though, much of it in how I relay what I need or think.

2. Takes a look at the qualities that help a leader to gain