I attended the Franklin Covey certification in this programme in Argentina last year and found it a very powerful tool for those managers who are really prepared to pay the price to improve their personal levels of trustworthiness in order to impact trust in their organizations. As always it is accompanied by some powerful videos, exercises and tools to reinforce the FC "SEE - DO - GET" personal change process.
However, I have to agree with some of the Amazon reviewers that the book, at 322 pages, is a long read. It ocurred to me that a useful and cheap alternative to get a good feel for the concepts could be the audio download with a total investment of US$7.35 and just 75 minutes... and no long wait for the order to arrive. However, in all my ignorance - I didn't realize I needed a KINDLE for this.... or sign up for a year with Audbible.com... guaranteed to increase the number of books you will read per year!!!!
Anyway.....rather than exposing you to my view of products in which I may be accused of having a vested interest I invite you to read the Amazon Reviews and draw your own conclusions.
Here is the editorial blurb followed by a link to download the condensed audio version of the book:
"A groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting book, The Speed of Trust challenges our age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue. Instead, it demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged, economic driver -- a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing.
Written from his informed perspective as the former CEO of a $100 million enterprise, Covey draws on his pragmatic experience growing the Covey Leadership Center (founded by his father, Dr. Stephen R. Covey) from a shareholder value of less than $3 million to a value of more than $160 million.
Covey articulates why trust has become the key leadership competency of the new global economy. He eloquently informs readers of how to inspire lasting trust in their personal and professional relationships, and in so doing to create unparalleled success and sustainable prosperity in every dimension of life. He shows business, government, and education leaders how to quickly and permanently gain the trust of clients, coworkers, partners, and constituents. The author convincingly makes the case that trust is a measurable performance accelerator, and that when trust goes up, speed also goes up while cost comes down, producing what Covey calls a "trust dividend".
This powerful new audiobook reveals the 13 behaviors common to high-trust leaders throughout the world and demonstrates actionable insights that will enable you to increase and inspire trust in your important
relationships."©2006 CoveyLink. All rights reserved; (P)2006 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.
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