Trust is like lubrication. It reduces friction and creates conditions much more conducive to performance.

To a social animal, trust is like lubrication. It reduces friction and creates conditions much more conducive to performance,

Trust is the foundation of all life's relationships. It is an essential ingredient in successful leadership. It is not something we are entitled to, either. You have to earn it.

Trust comes from being a part of a culture or organization with a common set of values and beliefs. Trust is maintained when the values and beliefs are actively managed.

Trust is a biological reaction to the belief that someone has our well-being at heart.

Trust is the glue that holds everything together. It creates the environment in which all of the other elements — win-win stewardship agreements, self-directing individuals and teams, aligned structures and systems, and accountability — can flourish.

[S]ociety is built upon trust, and trust upon the confidence that men have of one another's integrity.

Trust is not the same as assuming everyone is on the same page as you & that they don't need to be pushed. Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

Trust isn't solely about keeping faith in others' promises; it's also about being dependable in the promises we've made to others.

Trust is the lifeblood of a decent society. The true currency of democracy.

Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men. Friendship, a puzzle to the syllogistic and critical mentality, is not based on experiments or tests of another person's qualities but on trust. It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.

Trust is the lubricant that enables men to work together, and they've thrown a handful of corundum grit into ours.

I believe there is no more important and consequential antidote for these times than a reciprocal relationship of trust. You give and you receive trust. And one of the most important ingredients in a relationship of trust is that we speak truth. It matters what we say. What we mean. The value we place on our words - and what they are worth to others.

Whatever matters to human beings, trust is the atmosphere in which it thrives.