Extending Trust: Two Counterfeit Versions

"Extend Trust" is the 13th behavior put forth by Covey in The Speed of Trust, 2006, p. 222ff.

He stressed authenticity, though. He says the counterfeit of this behavior takes two form: extending "false" trust or extending "fake" trust.

Extending false trust is "giving people the responsibility, but not the authority or resources, to get the task done." That's my take on the concept of empowerment. Basically saying you're on your own, Kid.

Extending fake trust is "acting like you trust someone when you really don't...you entrust someone with a job, but at the end of the day you 'snoopervise,' hover over or 'big brother' the person, or even do his job for him."

Either one of these is to be avoided.

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