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High Trust Leadership in the Cost of Living Crisis
October 19, 2022Dr John Blakey20221019
There’s no hiding away from it, unfortunately. There is huge economic uncertainty in the country right now. In just the past few weeks, we’ve seen some of the largest mortgage providers withdraw packages, the pound fall to its lowest point ever against the dollar and the energy crisis take its toll on thousands, if not, millions of people and businesses across the country.
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Back to School
October 5, 2022Dr John Blakey20221005
How has October rolled around again already? As we’re heading towards Q4 in the business world, children have been back to school a few weeks and it isn’t always easy getting back into the swing of things after six weeks of summer. We sat down with Dr John who reminisced on his childhood and how this time of year has set him up for the successful career he’s proud of today.
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The Superpower of the Decade – Learning & Development
August 30, 2022Dr John Blakey20220830
Learning and Development has been hailed as the Superpower of the Decade which has resulted in the immense growth in the number of people with the job title of Chief Learning Officer (CLO) across organisations of all sizes.
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Is a Lack of Trust the Reason for Your Business Problems?
August 1, 2022Dr John Blakey20220801
The importance of trust is often overlooked by organisations and their leaders. As trust is intangible, it can be difficult to assess without a mechanism in place to measure it by. We’ve found that most organisations lack such means of measurement, so trust falls by the wayside. This may leave you wondering if trust is the root of some issues within your organisation and leadership team so we’re going to share common issues leaders who we’ve worked with have faced.
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How Do ‘The Nine Habits of Trust’ Actually Work?
July 4, 2022Dr John Blakey20220704
There are lots of reasons why businesses struggle with trust in leadership – after all, no two businesses are the same. Sometimes, it’s because of a dysfunctional culture that doesn’t allow the right behaviours to exist. Sometimes it’s down to leaders that know they need to make changes, but can’t identify what they are. And sometimes it simply comes down to ego, where leaders or CEOs don’t have the humility to accept that there are problems to fix.
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Trust Always Wins
May 30, 2022Dr John Blakey20220530
We’ve heard the phrase “command and control” many times in our careers and it’s not necessarily fitting to a 2022 workforce. Leaders tend to steer away from commanding people and employees certainly don’t want to be controlled. If we don’t want to command and control in a 21st Century workplace, what’s the alternative? A recent Forbes article has offered the equal and opposite term of “trust and inspire” as the preferred route to success within an organisation. So why is ‘trust and inspire’ a better option than ‘command and control’?
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Spying on Your Staff – Is It Worth It?
April 25, 2022Dr John Blakey20220425
You’ve probably heard of the famous saying “it takes two to tango” and this is no different for the dance of trust. According to a recent Forbes article, 59% of people say they will not trust somebody until they have proven why they should be trusted. One person is wanting to be trusted and the other has to give their trust. Leaders should fall into the other 41% and be the ones to lead the dance, to make the first move and to put their trust in someone until they prove them wrong. When this risk pays off, it is likely to trigger the opportunity for a high trust culture throughout an entire organisation.
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Why Trust Matters – Trust, Truth and Your Team
March 17, 2022Dr John Blakey20220317
At The Trusted Executive, our mission is to create a new standard of leadership that is defined by trustworthiness. We feel that we are currently going through a pivotal shift in the way teams are led. The shift we see is from leaders who are trusted in power to leaders who rely on the power of trust. This means that today’s workforce is expecting different behaviours from their leaders that were prevalent ten years ago. Leaders are now, more than ever, needed to be trusted by their colleagues to be the most successful.
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