Welcome to the newest episode of Trust Matters, The Podcast. Listeners submit their personal questions about professional relationships, trust, and business situations.
Accountability is all about performance, and performance is all about behaviors.
In fact, the overall performance in your organization—in every conversation, in every meeting, in every project, in every activity of every kind—is the result of behaviors.
Steve Wanner is a highly respected 37-year-old partner at Ernst & Young, married with four young children. When we met him a year ago, he was working 12- to 14-hour days, felt perpetually exhausted, and found it difficult to fully engage with his family in the evenings.
It is critical during times of organizational change to consider the impact on the people (stakeholders) involved. Even when the change is perceived as a completely positive initiative, it’s still change!
Narcissists are probably the most difficult personality to coach. Narcissists often lack the ability to genuinely empathize with others, which can make them poor team players and serious morale busters.
Let’s say that you are from the U.S. but on an overseas assignment working with people from a different culture. And let’s say that you have just finished a productive meeting and agreed upon a list of action items that will be taken.
Most companies operate on a set of policies: mandated vacation days, travel guidelines, standard work hours, annual goals. But what happens when a company looks less to control and more to trust?