Name: The SPEED of Trust
ISBN: 9781416549000

The SPEED of Trust

From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trustand the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituentsis the essential ingredient for any highperformance, successful organization. For business leaders and public figures in any arena, The Speed of Trustoffers an unprecedented and eminently practical look at exactly how trust functions in our every transaction and relationshipfrom the most personal to the broadest, most indirect interactionand how to establish trust immediately so that you and your organization can forego the timekilling, bureaucratic checkandbalance processes so often deployed in lieu of actual trust.

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tyrohMar 2022

The Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey: Made me realize that trust is essential in human interactions. Helped me through my businesses, career, and community building.

Atomic Habits by James Clear: Read a lot about habits before but this really kickstarted my focus on living healthy and staying consistent.

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tyrohOct 2021

I read Nonviolent Communication recently and it opened my eyes to a new way to conversing with people. Didn't realize how harmful some of my communication habits were (and still are). It will take some practice enunciating the steps needed since we use a lot of shortcuts when speaking and this method means being mindful of what we say.

Years ago, I read Speed of Trust which has made me a bit more trusting about the motives of people, so I don't default as much to the negative side of thinking people have bad motives / lack intelligence.

After reading about psychological safety in blogs, I decided to read The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety which I think will be very beneficial in helping me create a productive team at work.

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adolphJan 2021

I offer this feedback with the utmost respect for Farnam Street and Shane Parrish:

1. Loss is mentioned a lot but not mentioned is linking the asymmetric movement of trust to the cognitive bias of loss aversion.

2. Aside from Putnam, another take worth mentioning is Steven M. R. Covey's The Speed of Trust which speaks to the link of trust to performance within organizations.

3. The interface, boundary or contract is a common method of encapsulating trust. For example, since ancient times people have used "silent trade" in which trade goods are placed in the open and left behind. This requires a significant but finite amount of trust, minimal amount of social cohesion and provides a great deal of communication.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_aversion

2. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36076.The_Speed_of_Trust

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_trade

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