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While you wait… Take the Trust Quotient Self-Diagnostic http://trustsuite.trustedadvisor.com/. Leading with Trust SAIS 2015 Atlanta, Georgia. Kath Courter Boulder Country Day (CO) kcourter@bouldercountryday.org. Stephen Dunn The Ethel Walker School (CT) sdunn@ethelwalker.org.
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While you wait… Take the Trust Quotient Self-Diagnostic http://trustsuite.trustedadvisor.com/
Leading with Trust SAIS 2015 Atlanta, Georgia
Kath Courter Boulder Country Day (CO) kcourter@bouldercountryday.org Stephen Dunn The Ethel Walker School (CT) sdunn@ethelwalker.org Eric Hedinger Providence Day School (NC) eric.hedinger@providenceday.org Kristen Klein Winchester Thurston School (PA) kleink@winchesterthurston.org Lauren Lambert Winchendon School (MA) llambert@winchendon.org George Scouten Heathwood Hall (SC) scouteng@heathwood.org
Trust is an economic driver. Not just a social virtue.
Trust is the currency • of independent schools.
Trust is a learnable competency that focuses on concrete behaviors.
Trust is notsomesoft, illusive quality. Trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create—much faster than you probably think possible. Stephen M.R. Covey The Speed of Trust
Trust is a core ingredient to build successful relationships. Both personal and professional ones. It is a major leadership characteristic. However, you can’t take it for granted. You need to work hard to earn trust and to keep it. Andreas von der Heydt How To Build Relationships Of Trust LinkedIn.com
Business must partner with Govt. to regain Trust Trust is essential to innovation 2014 2008 Rise of Authority Figures 2012 2010 Crisis of Leadership Business to lead the debate for change Fall of Government Young Influencers have trust in Business Trust is not an essential line of business 2009 2015 2013 2011 www.edelman.com/insights/intellectual-property/2015-edelman-trust-barometer/
Trust = Speed Cost Stephen M.R. Covey, The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything
Trust = Speed Cost Stephen M.R. Covey, The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything
Employee Fraud $400 Billion http://4ortke.ir/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/keyboard-1113x641.jpg
Time Theft $230 Billion https://twilightteetime.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/clock.jpg
Employee Dishonesty $120 Billion http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1336697/thumbs/o-CROSS-FINGER-BEHIND-BACK-facebook.jpg
Unproductive Meetings $37 Billion http://www.thraciancliffs.com/img/bg/meetings-01.jpg
Employee Disengagement $250 Billion http://www.careerealism.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/boss-daydreaming-work.jpg
Office Politics $100 Billion http://www.dexigner.com/news/image/23774/Herman_Miller_Living_Office_03
(S x E) T = R (Strategy times Execution) multiplied by Trust = Results Stephen M.R. Covey, The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything
Organizations are no longer built on force but on trust. Peter Drucker Management Challenges for the 21st Century
Without trust… real mutual understanding andeffective collaborative work getcompromised. HarvySimkovits Eleven Ways to Build and Sustain Trust in Doing Business business-wisdom.com
Position Statements Carney, Sandoe & Associates Educators’ Collaborative RG 175 (Resource Group 175) Southern Teachers Agency (STA) Wickenden Associates
Trust* is the confidence that an individual or organization has the ability to fulfill its commitments and the integrity to act in good faith. *within a school setting
Research http://juliatalksbooks.tumblr.com/
Coding https://1000awesomethings.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/highlight.jpg
Occurrences of Qualities Trust Trust or syn. 75% 38
Occurrences of “Trust” LEADERSHIP 15% >1 8% “Trust” 29% 15 4 7
Synonyms of Trust Trust or syn. 75% ANTONYMS 0% > 1 52% 38 26 0 Top Synonyms Confidence (20) Integrity (29)
Potential Bias • Research approaches and reading • Cultural competencies • Choosing to use position statements as primary sources • Snapshot of statements from 2013–14 hiring cycle
Independent Schools are late to the party. http://dfwpartyplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/party.jpg
The vast majority of the literature on trust in schools focuses on public schools. Other than a limited number of dissertations and a few descriptive studies, there is very little literature on trust in independent and private schools. Dr. Gene Batiste Toward an Understanding of the Role of Relational Trust for New Heads of Independent Schools
Schools should draw upon leading business models and focus more on trust.
Identifying trust as a leadership skill should play a key role in the hiring process.
Deliberately conscious We will not take trust for granted.
Trust cannot be assumed. It must be intentionally earned and carefully nurtured
Inoculation vs. Medication Prevention vs. Response
Scenario 1 Head of School fires a long-serving and well-loved faculty member. High Trust Low Trust or
Scenario 2 The HOS is in her second year of headship when she hears rumors that faculty members have written the Board of Trustees asking for her to be fired. High Trust Low Trust or