Trust rules : how to tell the good guys from the bad guys in work and life / Linda K. Stroh ; foreword by Faye J. Crosby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stroh, Linda K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations.

Organizational behavior.

Trust.

Work environment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This title is a study on trust in the workplace and in personal lives"-- Provided by publisher.

"Trust is at the root of all positive relationships. This accessible and empowering book teaches how to form an inner circle of trusted confidants in your workplace and at home that will allow you to live a more peaceful and more effective life, reduce stress, and better deal with negative emotions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Flip Side; A Simple Lesson?; Some Background; I Began to Wonder . . .; Chapter 1: What's Trust All About?; Coming to Terms; Trust is more than Mere Instinct; Some Psychological Theory as Background; It's Hard To Recover, Once We've Been Duped; There's A Lot of Betrayal Going On; Never Has Arrived; Betrayal is Far-Reaching; Betrayal is Bad for Everyone; Imagine that Trust doesn't Exist; Building on Erikson; Peer Groups: Choose Them Wisely, No Matter How Old you Are; Looking Ahead; Notes

Chapter 2: Telling the Good Guys from the Bad Guys at WorkSome Methodology; Telling the Good Guys from the Bad Guys at Work; Summary; Note; Chapter 3: Telling the Good Guys from the Bad Guys in Life; Summary; Chapter 4: Comparing Work and Life Trust Rules; Comparing Work and Life Insights; Play it Again, Sam; Do Looks or Appearance Affect our Trust Decisions?; Look Who's Coming to Dinner; Do They Just Look Like Good Guys Because They've Never Been Tested?; Do I Get What I See All the Time?; Be Aware of Those Under Tremendous Stress; No Harm, No Foul; Summary of Differences and Similarities

NoteChapter 5: How Is It That We Fool Ourselves?; If Someone Lies with or for Me, They Are Probably Lying To Me; Don't Be Afraid of a Background Check; You Can't Judge a Good Guy Using the Standard Metrics; The Big Tip; Don't Make Excuses for Bad Behavior; Life's Multiple Choice Exam; Summary; Notes; Chapter 6: Where Do I Fit into All of This?; How Vulnerable are We to the Influence and Flattery of Others?; Our Propensity to Trust; Employ Constant Testing; Chapter 7: Telling the Truth about Telling the Truth; Trust and Our Mental and Physical Well-Being; So, Why Do We Lie?

So, Let's Give It A Try . . . Let's Take the Honesty ChallengeNotes; Chapter 8: Trust, Emotions, and Striving to Reach Resourcefulness; Anger and Stress; We can Learn How to Do it Better; The Solution; Some Alternatives; Becoming Resourceful; Note; Chapter 9: Using the Trust Rules Toolkit; How to Better Assess Others; Quantify the Differences; Need More Information?; Chapter 10: Those Conditional Trust Relationships; We Both Want the Same Outcomes; It's Easy To Be Duped When You Don't Have Enough Information; Look at the Strength or Absence of Controls in the Situation

So, How Do I Better Assess Others?Notes; Chapter 11: Building Trust in Our Families; The Yale Baby Lab; A Deal with the Devil; Trust Matters; So, How Do We Do It-How Do We Raise More Trustworthy Children?; Notes; Chapter 12: Leadership and Trust; The Do's and Don'ts of Trustworthy Leadership; The Telltale Signs of A Trustworthy Leader; How to Build Trust in Organizations; Understanding Another's Perspective-Can I Learn It?; Being A Good Listener; Becoming An Active Listener; Authentic Leadership and Trust Building; Notes; Chapter 13: Trust in the Digital Age; Advantages of the Internet

The Internet Changes Our Sense of Trust

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9798216027782

9798216157724

9781440840654

1440840652

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798216027782