Stephen Covey Quotes

Trust is the foundation of real teamwork (there is nothing touchy-feely about this).

The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.

Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.

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.

The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.

I trust the people who are working with me. I delegate.

Trust is fundamental, reciprocal and, ideally, pervasive. If it is present, anything is possible. If it is absent, nothing is possible. The best leaders trust their followers with the truth, and you know what happens as a result? Their followers trust them back. With that bond, they can do big, hard things together, changing the world for the better.

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

Leaders must establish common purpose and build trust within an organization.

The more you rely/trust and believe in your team and the bigger the investment you make in getting them to their greatness, the larger will be the commitment, engagement, and outright devotion they have when it comes to you.

I enjoy being held accountable, I enjoy holding my teammates accountable and being someone that my teammates can depend on.

When you're on a good team, you just want to do your part and know that they trust you.

Playing quarterback, you rely on everybody. Everybody impacts you.

It means a lot to me as a quarterback if my receivers think I'm a good quarterback. It doesn't really matter what everybody else thinks, but it means a lot to me when I feel like those guys trust me.

I've got the best coaches in the world. I've got confidence in them, and they've got confidence in me.

Having a team that I trust is, for me, really important.

As a goalkeeper, I needed good players around me. I needed Nemanja Vidic, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Wayne Rooney. It's the same as a CEO.

My favorite book is 'Speed of Trust' by Stephen Covey.

I get on well with Mourinho. He trusts me and knows what I can give to the team.

It is important for a racing driver, for myself and for the team, that we can say that we trust each other, and it is not lightly said.

You work all season to earn the trust of your teammates and the coaching staff.

Leadership is about stepping up when it's the appropriate time and then making sure everyone knows that we're all on the same page.

The first job of a leader-at work or at home-is to inspire trust. It's to bring out the best in people by entrusting them with meaningful stewardships, and to create an environment in which high-trust interaction inspires creativity and possibility.

Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.

If networks are to be more efficient...this will come about only on the basis of a high level of trust and the existence of shared norms of ethical behavior between network members