Leading innovation: Mutual Trust (week 8)
To lead innovation with mutual trust, focus on your people’s competence and character over seniority and knowledge.
This is our 8th installment in the Leading Innovation series. See the rest of the series here.
Traditional leadership:
The conventional view has been that trustworthiness is based on one’s seniority and knowledge.
A fresh approach:
In the new era, mutual trust is based on competence and character.
Bring it to life:
- Actively create a trustworthy environment, which begins when you behave in a trustworthy manner and practice discretion.
- Be honest about your intentions, and encourage others to be as well.
- Make public statements that are consistent with your private statements and actions; do what you say.
- Hire on the basis of character, as well as competence.
- Balance confidence with vulnerability and encourage others to do so.
- Match your words to your actions.
Next week: Psychological safety
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