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Trust is a remarkable thing. Trust allows us to rely on others. We rely on those we trust for advice to help us make decisions. Trust is the bedrock for the advancement of our own lives, our families, our companies, our societies and our species.
— Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
One other trick I use to get away from my ego is curiosity. I also have a daily habit of writing a page or two of free-flow thoughts every morning, to clear my mind and prepare for the day. I always end with the mantra “Get curious.” For me, becoming a great leader was a series of difficult lessons, mistakes, and challenges.
— The Manager’s Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change by Camille Fournier
When trying to influence others, having a conceptual framework and a way of presenting it that sticks in people’s minds is very helpful, especially when you are talking to people unfamiliar with the concept. This framework is also effective in conveying the important point that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not merely about principles and wanting to do good, but about translating those principles into action—putting people and processes in place that are crucial for developing inclusive products.
— Building For Everyone: Expand Your Market With Design Practices From Google’s Product Inclusion Team by Annie Jean-Baptiste
For “in all fair dealings,” Burke reminded his parliamentary colleagues in 1775, “the thing bought must bear some proportion to the purchase paid.” Proportionality comes from what grand strategy is: the alignment of potentially infinite aspirations with necessarily limited capabilities. And fairness? I’d say from bending the alignment toward freedom. Or, as Berlin would have put it, toward “negative” liberty.
— On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis
Trust begins to emerge when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain. With trust comes a sense of value—real value, not just value equated with money. Value, by definition, is the transference of trust. You can’t convince someone you have value, just as you can’t convince someone to trust you. You have to earn trust by communicating and demonstrating that you share the same values and beliefs. You have to talk about your WHY and prove it with WHAT you do. Again, a WHY is just a belief, HOWs are the actions we take to realize that belief, and WHATs are the results of those actions. When all three are in balance, trust is built and value is perceived.
— Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
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