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Leadership and Life Essentials: The Trust Equation - Why Leaders Get It Wrong
Leadership and Life Essentials with Jacquie · 2025-10-13 · 11 min
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Most leaders fundamentally misunderstand how trust works, confusing transparency with oversharing and promises with reliability. Real trust follows the equation: Competence + Character + Care = Trust, built through small consistentactions rather than grand gestures. The biggest trust-killers are leading with credentials instead of connection, making promises about things you can't control, and assuming trust transfers from previous relationships.