Trust and the Global Economy

Finally, on p. 2, Covey makes a point that's really in tune with the way the world economy is developing:

The ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust is not only vital to our personal and interpersonal well-being; it is the key leadership competency of the new global economy.

This is absolutely true. How do you trust to work with someone you don't know?

I'm considering collaborating with a software developer in England. People I trust know people who trust him. He looks fine as far as I can tell on paper. We've emailed a lot, and he seems on the up and up.

But do you really know anyone? There is example after example of people you thought you knew who were leading lives you never imagined. How do we extend trust to people you've never met. I've resolved that before we work together, I have to meet him in his environs.

But if we are to connect and collaborate, we have to trust. Simple as that. And trust is one thing these days that's in short supply.

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