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L E A D E R S H I P
THE MAGAZINE OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY

Taproot of Trust The Credible

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Robert Whipple
Robert Whipple The TRUST Ambassador

“Leadership Excellence is an exceptional way to learn and then apply the best and latest ideas in the field of leadership.”
—WARREN BENNIS, AUTHOR AND USC PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT

Reinforcing Candor
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Wisdom in the Wind
Soaring at speeds up to 200 miles-per-hour, a golden eagle plies the wind on a roller-coaster flight, spreading its eight-foot wingspan to ride the thermals for hours on end. Wise leaders, too, exercise trust and candor in judgment.

ROBERT WHIPPLE

JOEL HOOMANS

STEPHEN B. SAMPLE

TOM PETERS

Reinforcing Candor
You thus build trust and transparency . . . . . . . 3

Strategic Leaders
We need to rethink how we develop our leaders. . . . . .8

Unromantic Leadership
Learn to appreciate the many complexities of leadership roles . . . . . . . .12

Pursuing Excellence
All real value flows from our creativity and initiative. . . . . . . . . . 17

STEPHEN R. COVEY

STEPHEN M. R. COVEY

Taproot of Trust
Build a high-trust culture on four levels. . . . . . . . . . .4

Building Trust
Emulate the behaviors of high-trust leaders. . . . . 9

KEN BLANCHARD

PETER SENGE

Managing Up
Catch your boss doing doing something right to increase trust. . . . . . . .13

Building Vision
Aspiration endures as a source of learning and vision building. . . . .18

NOEL TICHY AND WARREN BENNIS

BARBARA PAGANO AND ELIZABETH PAGANO

WARREN BENNIS

JOHN C. MAXWELL

Making Tough Calls
Use mental frameworks to guide judgment . . . . . . 5

Transparency
Enjoy the payoffs of being more credible . . . . 10... [continues]

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