David Augsburger Quotes

I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.

I believe in commitment. I believe in being open and trusting each other and respecting each other completely.

The way you build trust with your team is around super-clear communication in that instant when they say, 'I will be sad if you don't do X.' You have to say, 'We're not going to do X, and here's why, and believe me, you'll be much sadder later if I let you go do it and you spend a bunch of time on it and nothing ever happens.'

You have to be up-front from the very beginning about what your expectations of the other person are, and you can't make any promises you don't intend to keep.

Trust brings a higher level of communication and a higher level of commitment and accountability.

Without trust, you cannot do anything.

We're building a culture of accountability, trust, and togetherness. Entitlement will not be tolerated

A good cult delivers on its promises. A good cult nourishes the needs of its members, has transparency and integrity, and creates provisions for challenging its leadership openly. A good cult expands the freedoms and well-being of its members rather than limits them.

The relationship between a client must be 'we.'

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

I have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody.

Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.

My husband keeps me really honest.

Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.

Trust comes from transparency…

I’m struck that there is one lesson I learned early and then relearned over and over: Trust is the coin of the realm. When trust was in the room, whatever room that was — the family room, the schoolroom, the locker room, the office room, the government room or the military room — good things happened. When trust was not in the room, good things did not happen.

If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.

Employees who can't trust their leader to be vulnerable are not going to be vulnerable and build trust with one another.

Engagement and integrity are the two most fundamental aspects of building trust; lead from the front by evolving your company strategy, then live your values every day.

Players are smart. That locker room knows. So don't hide anything.

One of the best ways to see how critical being present is to effective leadership is to notice what being absent, distracted, hiding something, and/or agenda-driven does to people's ability to trust, respect, and have confidence in you.

For me it was just about staying the course, staying true to who I believe that I am, being open, being honest, being transparent with the players, being firm with the players but at the same time listening to the players.

You can't be a team player today and not a team player tomorrow.

Communication is important, and when you have an understanding with someone on the pitch, it is the most important thing.

I had a rule - I didn't have a lot of rules - and one of them was we're going to operate from a mutual respect. I won't embarrass you, and I don't expect you to be embarrass me.