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This year’s Edelman Trust Barometer introduces a new model of influence designed to build trust and, through that trust, to bridge the divide between those with influence and those with authority. Historically, influence and authority went hand-in-hand. People with authority had better access to information. They were the informed public, …

All evil begins with a lie. The biggest evil begins with the biggest lies. And the biggest lies are the lies we tell ourselves. Sooner or later every leader realizes that 99% of the people he depends on for success do not report to him. A CEO’s success, for example, …

Children are our future. The more we teach and mentor them, the better our communities become. Honesty is a value we must all strive to posses and exercise.  Often it is taught to children as an afterthought, or only when the child has shown dishonesty. There is a better way. …

I was thinking about that interesting saying, “The benefit of the doubt,” and I decided to look it up on the Internet. The Urban Dictionary defines it this way: “When giving someone the benefit of the doubt, you are believing what they say and taking their word because you, yourself, …