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The Five Essential Trust Skills: Don’t Leave Home Without Them

By Andrea P. Howe March 30, 2011

A competency model won’t answer the mail when it comes to building trustworthiness—in fact, there’s risk in attempting to reduce trust to a series of behavioral definitions. At the same…

David Zinger, CEOs and Vulnerability

By Stewart Hirsch March 24, 2011

In his Zing-Review of March 3, employee engagement expert David Zinger cited research by the health care research firm Beryl on improving patient experiences in hospitals. The whole article is…

8 MBAs Solve World Hunger. In Theory.

By Charles H. Green March 22, 2011

Back in October 2006 I started this blog, Trust Matters, by looking back from the vantage point of my 30th MBA reunion, in a post called Harvard Business School 30…

Trust Primer Volume 10

By Charles H. Green March 21, 2011

The theme of winning has for decades heavily influenced our approach to business. It seems as obvious as the air we breathe, hence we don't even notice it. But winning…

Reduce Stress: Stop Selling. Start Helping.

By Andrea P. Howe March 16, 2011

A lawyer I was coaching recently felt his sales performance was weak. He had a few prospective clients asking him about his services and "kicking tires" but not retaining him.…

The March Trust Matters Review

By Kees vanMeeuwen March 15, 2011

Stephen Shapiro writes about Ethos, Pathos and Logos: what Aristotle can teach you about sales. It all starts with trust. And, as an aside, Aristotle's rhetorical triangle is still the…

Sample Selling Without Giving Away the Store

By Charles H. Green March 14, 2011

“I know you recommend sample selling for intangible services, Charlie,” the caller said, “but I have to tell you, I think that’s naïve.” “I followed your advice,” he continued, “I…

Empty Calorie Social Networking

By Charles H. Green March 9, 2011

I’m an enthusiastic user of many social media. I welcome interaction on Twitter (@charleshgreen), for example. In many ways, online networking is sort of the first derivative of the old,…

The Trusted Advisor and The King’s Speech

By Charles H. Green March 7, 2011

The Trusted Advisor and The King’s Speech

By Charles H. Green March 7, 2011

Datapoint 1. Maybe you’ve seen the Oscar-winning The King’s Speech by now. Certainly you’ve read about it. Datapoint 2. If you’re reading this blog, you probably know I’m the co-author…