Authenticity and Trust: Wisdom From Jack Welch

November 2, 2014

Business can be a brutal, cold-hearted world where leaders regularly have to make tough decisions that may go against promises or intentions. It’s not a pleasant situation to be in, but it happens. When it does, leaders risk eroding the trust of their teams, which is why it is critically important to continuously build and rebuild your authenticity and trust.

This brief video shares Jack Welch‘s thoughts on the importance of authenticity and trust as a leader.

http://youtu.be/hntzp5-F40I?t=4s

Do you make an effort to build authenticity and trust with your teams? How? Please share what you do in the comments.

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About Liza Wood

After a dozen years leading video game development projects in a variety of roles, I decided to pursue a Master of Data Science at the University of British Columbia. Studying data science doesn’t mean I’m moving away from leading people. Growing data science teams need collaborative, pragmatic, Agile leadership to connect data to all areas of the business. I would like to share that point of view, along with my experiences, on this blog.

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