When leaders are willing to prioritize trust over performance, performance almost always follows. However, when leaders have laser-focus on performance above all else, the culture inevitably suffers.

Those who lead are able to do so because those who follow trust that the decisions made at the top have the best interest of the group at heart.

Those who lead are able to do so because those who follow trust that the decisions made at the top have the best interest of the group at heart. In turn, those who trust work hard because they feel like they are working for something bigger than themselves.

Strong relationships are the foundation of high-performing teams. And all high-performing teams start with trust.

People will trust their leaders when their leaders do the things that make them feel psychologically safe.

Long-term success depends upon trust.

Trust follows consistency.

The business that delivers a quality product every time earns the customer's trust.

The person in the relationship who shows up reliably — who keeps promises, who responds with steadiness — earns the trust of the other.

The pattern is the proof.

the best leaders and the best companies prioritize people before numbers.

No quality or characteristic is more important than trust

The first quality of a leader of people – always the first quality – is a devotion to truth.

Leadership is always about people.

Leadership is about integrity, honesty and accountability. All components of trust.

Good leadership puts the interests of the community as a whole before those of any specific group. Credibility of leadership can only be established through action and not words.

She's a great leader because she understands that earning the trust of an organization doesn't come from setting out to impress everyone, it comes from setting out to serve those who serve her.