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Leadership Nuggets: Use 4Cs To Build Trust In A Relationship

ByLeaderonomics
Apr 06, 2017 • 1 Min Read
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Stephen R. Covey, author of the international best seller 7 Habits of Highly Effective People once quoted:

“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.”

How do you build trust?

This might interest you: It’s All About Building Trust!
Global speaker, executive leadership and success coach Jonathan Low shares his tips to build trust, i.e. using the following 4Cs:

  1. Build the competence
  2. Be consistent in what you do
  3. Be caring in what you do
  4. Build credibility with people

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Jonathan Low will be speaking at the Malaysia Leadership Summit 2019: Connect, Collaborate, Contribute on July 11, 2019. To find out more and register for the event, head to leaderonomics.com/mls-2019. Tickets for this event are HRDF claimable.

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