Trust Me! Why You Need To Understand Trust, and How To Earn It (Part 2)

As we explored in my last article about Victor, the appliance repairman, trust is increasingly necessary and valuable in modern life. At the same time, trust is getting scarcer as well-publicized betrayals in business and government add up. What is Trust? But what is trust? The dictionary defines trust as the “Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.” … Read more

Trust Me: Why Trust Matters More than Ever (Part 1)

From personal relationships to work, commerce, government, even our future selves, we look at Why Trust Matters. The other day, I invited a total stranger with a Ukrainian accent, “Victor,” whom I found on the Internet, to come into my house. Within 24 hours of my call, he was in my kitchen, fixing two appliances. … Read more