{"product_id":"the-trustworthy-leader-isbn-9780470596289","title":"The Trustworthy Leader","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow leaders from the best workplaces build trust in their organizations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trustworthy Leader\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the benefits organizations enjoy when trustworthy behavior is practiced consistently by their leaders. Drawing from examples from the Best Companies to Work For, Lyman, cofounder of Great Place to Work Institute, explains that being trustworthy means that leaders' behaviors are rooted in their commitment to the value of trust and not simply in an imitation of the practices of others. She identifies six elements that reflect a leader's trustworthiness: honor, inclusion, engaging followers, sharing information, developing others, and moving through uncertainty to pursue opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures leaders from great companies such as REI, Wegman's, R.W. Baird, TDIndustries, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on more than 20 years of rigorous research into the value of trust in companies large and small and its link to financial and organizational performance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublished to coincide with the release of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For 2012 list\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book offers a key to developing high levels of trust, a critical endeavor in an age when seemingly every day a story of a leader's lapse in ethical behavior makes headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Trustworthy Leader 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Honor of Leadership 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Inclusion 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Valuing Followership 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Sharing Information 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Developing Others 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Uncertainty and Opportunity 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 How It All Comes Together 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 203\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Lyman presents us with the 'Virtuous Circle of the Trustworthy Leader', of which Meet the Fockers' Jack Byrnes would no doubt be proud... clearly written with some interesting example.\" (\u003cem\u003eManagement Today,\u003c\/em\u003e May 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written in a very accessible style... there is something for everyone in this book.... The stories would make case vignettes for trainers wanting to run sessions in basic leadership training.\" (\u003cem\u003ePeople Management,\u003c\/em\u003e May 2012)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Lyman\u003c\/b\u003e is cofounder of Great Place to Work\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e Institute. She conducts research on Best Companies, linking the quality of workplace conduct with financial and non-financial benefits. She is a popular speaker and the author of many articles.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrust is an increasingly scarcecommodity in the business world, and now more than ever, leaders who develop high-trust relationships within their organizations outshine the competition. Companies whose employees praise the high levels of trust in their workplace are, in fact, among the highest performers, beating the average annualized returns of the S\u0026amp;P 500 by a factor of three. How does a leader's trustworthiness propel an organization to excellence?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince cofounding the Great Place to Work Institute in 1991, Amy Lyman has devoted her career to that very question. In the hundreds of thousands of survey responses Great Place to Work analyzes each year, employees who love where they work point to trust as the key factor driving their commitment to contribute to their organization's success. Employees in great companies not only trust their leaders, they also value the trust their leaders bestow on them. In \u003ci\u003eThe Trustworthy Leader\u003c\/i\u003e, Lyman draws on these twenty years of research and on extensive interviews to show how leaders actually build and maintain this foundation of trust in their workplaces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrustworthy leaders, she explains, typically follow a path she calls the Virtuous Circle, which has six distinct elements: honor, inclusion, engaging followers, sharing information, developing others, and moving through uncertainty. The stories of leaders from Best Companies—General Mills, REI, Mayo Clinic, Wegmans, and more—following this Virtuous Circle form the heart of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trustworthy Leader\u003c\/i\u003e is a key resource for all leaders who want to develop a high level of trust in their organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTRUST is an increasingly scarce commodity in the business world, and now more than ever, leaders who develop high-trust relationships within their organizations outshine the competition. Companies whose employees praise the high levels of trust in their workplace are, in fact, among the highest performers, beating the average annualized returns of the S\u0026amp;P 500 by a factor of three. How does a leader's trustworthiness propel an organization to excellence? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince cofounding the Great Place to Work\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e Institute in 1991, Amy Lyman has devoted her career to that very question. In the hundreds of thousands of survey responses Great Place to Work analyzes each year, employees who love where they work point to trust as the key factor driving their commitment to contribute to their organization's success. Employees in great companies not only trust their leaders, they also value the trust their leaders bestow on them. In \u003ci\u003eThe Trustworthy Leader\u003c\/i\u003e, Lyman draws on these twenty years of research and on extensive interviews to show how leaders actually build and maintain this foundation of trust in their workplaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrustworthy leaders, she explains, typically follow a path she calls the Virtuous Circle, which has six distinct elements: honor, inclusion, engaging followers, sharing information, developing others, and moving through uncertainty. The stories of leaders from Best Companies—General Mills, REI, Mayo Clinic, Wegmans, and more— following this Virtuous Circle form the heart of the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trustworthy Leader\u003c\/i\u003e is a key resource for all leaders who want to develop a high level of trust in their organizations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreat Place to Work\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e Institute\u003c\/b\u003e is a global research, consulting, and training firm with thirty-eight affiliates operating in forty-five countries. Great Place to Work produces the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e Annual List and the Best Small \u0026amp; Medium Companies to Work For in America lists, in addition to several dozen best companies lists internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990357950693,"sku":"NP9780470596289","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470596289.jpg?v=1761787497","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-trustworthy-leader-isbn-9780470596289","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}