C-Quadrant of COL as you would remember is all about Connect and Collaborate. Both of them require an underlying assumption about a trust needed to connect well and collaborate well. In light of such needs not only to connect well and collaborate well but also to do it faster, it is important to visit A-Quadrant to acquire the book ‘Speed of Trust’ by Stephen MR Covey.
It is not my intention here to share with you all I have learnt from that book or analyze the book critically to recommend the book for reading. It is my intention here to blog on the quotes that have been used quite liberally by Mr. Covey to elaborate on Trust in terms of explaining the Trust levels and factors through the eyes of self, the relationships the “self” gets into, and how it expands into organization, Market and Societal Trusts. An understanding of all these are essential to make C-quadrant to work to its fullest capacity and to its highest efficiency.
Under Self Trust the author introduces us to Principles of credibility by elaborating on the cores of credibility: Integrity, Intent, Capabilities and Results.
Please see the quotes used in the book to bring out the Self Trust through the Integrity of the self at the core:
Core One – integrity- Are you Congruent?
“I look for three things in hiring people. The first is personal integrity, The second is an intelligence, And the third is a high energy level .But, If you don’t have the first, The other two will kill you .” – Warren Buffett, CEO, Berkshire Hathway
“To me, integrity, The root word, really has to do with the whole man, with character, with completeness and goodness. I think of a man or a woman of integrity as someone who is balanced and complete, with high character. A person of principle.” – Hank Paulson, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs
“Out of two of the ashes of Crisis, Corruption, and public distrust , a grassroots movement to revitalize the ethics and the spirit of free enterprise is gaining momentum and attracting millions.” – Patricia Aburdene, Author of Megatrends 2010
“Rules cannot take the place of character” – Alan Greenspan, Former Chairman, US Federal Reserve
“Whoever is careless with the true in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters” – Albert Einstein
“My life is an indivisible whole, and all my activities run into one another…My life is my message” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Courage is the first of the human qualities ‘cause it’s the quality which guarantees all the others” – Winston Churchill
“Be valued and principle based. Know what you stand for, and live by those standards” – George Fischer, Chairman, Eastman Kodak
“To believe in something, and not to live it is dishonest” – Mahatma Gandhi
“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are” – Roy Disney, Former Vice Chairman, Walt Disney Company
“Who you are, what your values are, what you stand for … they are you anchor, your northstar. You won’t find them in a book; you will find them in your soul” – Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO, Xerox
“Greed destroys wealth. Trust and integrity, by contrast, Foster prosperity.” – Patricia Aburdene, Author of Megatrends 2010
I will bring to you the quotes from the book on other cores of credibility on each day of my blog. The next will be on Intent.