When Defamation Happens

This was odd, but I believe it was the first of what could be a very unwelcoming and complete fall out of what something used to be. When ex-employees get mad and begin the vilification process, know what you truths, capabilities, results, integrity and everything else is. It's important in the process. Let's just say...

Stephen Covey’s Action Plan on Trust

As promised in my podcast, this is the action plan with behaviors 1-13 and here's an excerpt, along with the action plan, so you can figure out what needs to be done intrinsically. In the beginning of this 13 behaviors section, I used a personal challenge for you to make this material highly relevant and...

Listen First Trust Tips

Think back over your interactions with others during the past week, both at work and at home. Think of a time when you did or didn't Listen First. What were the results? What would have been the results if you had behaved differently? Of course, withdrawals. See, this is very important, especially in the world...

Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 46 – Behavior #6 – Deliver RESULTS!

If you want to establish a relationship with a client, what is one thing you can do to build trust the fastest?Stephen Covey DELIVER THE RESULTS! When I first started teaching at a language center and company, I would venture out to a part of town/street that I used to work on in my previous...

Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 38 – Create Transparency

Behavior #3 -- Create Transparency -- is about being open. It's about being real and genuine and telling the truth in a way people can verify. It's based on principles of honesty, openness, integrity, and authenticity. I also like to include the principle of light, because when something is transparent, light will flow through it....

Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 37 – Demonstrating Trust Part III – Tips

Think back to some of the researched. Why is it that only 29 percent of employees believe that management cares about them developing their skills? Why is it that only 42 percent believe that management cares about them at all? In too many cases, though management might talk about it, fundamentally, management does not behave...

Stephen Covey: Season 4 – Episode 32 – Second Wave – Relationship Trust

Welcome back to another blog, people! We're getting into another phase of Stephen Covey's Speed of Trust, and this one is going to be a very enticing one. It's time to start getting into the relationship aspect of things and breakdown what behaviors are. The truth is that in every relationship -- personal and professional...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 23 – The Final ‘S’ in Tasks

The biggest questions of a lifetime for business owners. You know, I was thinking about the time Jack Ma had to fire employees because of the problems he was having with Ali Baba. Through what Napoleon Hill has said, "Applied Faith," he was able to see things through and work his way out of the...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 22 – The K in Tasks

Welcome back to another Stephen Covey blog with lots of explanations! Here are some questions for you to answer. What is your current level of knowledge in your specific field? What are you doing to NOT stay current? What other areas of knowledge are you pursuing? So, lately I've been having some hot sweats --...

Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust: Season 4 – Episode 20 – The A in Tasks

Here's the blog on the A in TASKS. Let's kick it off with important questions. What are your attitudes about work? ABout life? About learning? About yourself, your capabilities, and your opportunities to contribute? Are there more productive attitudes and paradigms I could embrace that would help me create better results? Huge questions for everyone...