The Speed of Trust

The One Thing that Changes Everything

By: Stephen M. R. Covey, Rebecca R. Merrill

Narrated by: Stephen M. R. Covey

Length: 1 hr and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

A groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting book, The Speed of Trust challenges our age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue. Instead, it demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged, economic driver -- a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing.

Written from his informed perspective as the former CEO of a $100 million enterprise, Covey draws on his pragmatic experience growing the Covey Leadership Center (founded by his father, Dr. Stephen R. Covey) from a shareholder value of less than $3 million to a value of more than $160 million.

Covey articulates why trust has become the key leadership competency of the new global economy. He eloquently informs readers of how to inspire lasting trust in their personal and professional relationships, and in so doing to create unparalleled success and sustainable prosperity in every dimension of life. He shows business, government, and education leaders how to quickly and permanently gain the trust of clients, coworkers, partners, and constituents. The author convincingly makes the case that trust is a measurable performance accelerator, and that when trust goes up, speed also goes up while cost comes down, producing what Covey calls a "trust dividend".

This powerful new audiobook reveals the 13 behaviors common to high-trust leaders throughout the world and demonstrates actionable insights that will enable you to increase and inspire trust in your important relationships.

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Critic reviews

"This book can change lives. Covey helps us understand how to nurture and inspire immediate trust in every encounter, which is the foundation for true and lasting success in life...Interesting and enlightening." (Larry King)
"This book by leadership expert Covey is a welcome guide to nurturing trust in our professional and personal lives....The author effectively reminds us that there's plenty of room for improvement on this virtue....Covey's down-to-earth approach and disarming personal stories go a long way to establish rapport with his listener." (Publisher's Weekly)

Required reading

No one should be allowed to be a CEO without having first read this book.

Keeping Commitments

Had a recent encounter with someone who broke a commitment and then refused the responsibility of recognizing that they did that. I felt deeply wounded but couldn't understand why. In remember putting this book on my wish list and decided to download it and read it, looking for a better explanation than "Ouch, that hurt." Sure enough, I now know why broken commitments act as HUGE emotional withdrawals from my "bank account." Thank you for the clarification.

disappointed

not the entire book. Was looking to hear the entire book, not bits a pieces

QUALITY

Quality material, and if applied a game changer. Trust is the corner stone for a quality life and exponential growth.

So true!

I use quotes from this book regularly. I checked it out from the library and decided I wanted it in my own library so I purchased it.

The insight and illumination of common but missed facts helps me to improve myself while I better support and encourage others.

Excellent insights to corporate and personal trust

I found this the best program on why trust is so essential in daily and corporate trusting have ever listened to

It was worth $10

I've read the book and I needed a refresher. I figured it was worth $10 to have it on hand to listen to it occasionally. It turned out to be pretty good and worth it even if you haven't read the book.

Fantastic message for world in crisis

Great book on the foundation of all human realtionships ...trust. To understand prosperity we need to understand how to build trust. Stephen M.R. Covey has jumped on the field with this outstanding book and is making his own path in great books on leadership. This book really got me ... and now I am training my leaders on it.

Truth, Clearly and Simply Put

Wonderful book! Ideas I have had but have struggled to put into words have been clearly and simply defined, organized, giving a base to build on. Covey has gone beyond these ideas and fleshed out principles I know will bring what he promises. This is a must read, which, if put into practice will bring the changes we are looking for.

Speed if Trust

informative, right on time, great tips, I would recommend this to a friend. great authour