Trust = Character + Competence

Covey says, "Trust is a function character and competence. Character includes your integrity, your motive, your intent with people."(The Speed of Trust. The One Thing that Changes Everything. New York: Free Press, 2006, p. 30.)

But character isn't all. I might trust a person enough to ask him to watch my computer when I took a break in a coffee shop, but I might not trust him to stay with my kids when I'm out of town.

That's where competence comes in.

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