Five Ways To Know If You Are A Trustworthy Leader

 

You are a trustworthy leader if you answer “yes” to the following five questions, explains Bob Rosen, author of the book, Grounded: How leaders Stay Rooted In An Uncertain World:

1. Do you keep your promises, even the small ones (instead of letting some commitments slide)?
2. Do you guard against the “Big Boss Disease;” that tendency to isolate yourself and cut off criticism (and do you not shoot the messenger when you get bad news?).
3. Do you avoid hidden agendas (instead of sharing your intentions only on a “need to know” basis)?
4. Do you discount materialistic values (instead of showing off your power, influence, money or status)?
5. Can you make fun of yourself and admit mistakes so that others can see you as a complete person (instead of trying to keep a faultless façade)? 

Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me a copy of the book.