Trust and Inspire is the leadership model redefining how great leaders unlock the best in their people — so why are so many organisations still stuck in command and control?
This episode is sponsored by Deel. Hire, manage and pay – anyone, anywhere: https://www.deel.com/nickdayhr/
In this episode of @thehrldpodcast Nick Day is joined by Stephen M.R. Covey, bestselling author of The Speed of Trust and Trust and Inspire, and former President and CEO of the Covey Leadership Center, to explore why the old model of leadership has reached its expiration date and what it takes to build the kind of high trust culture that attracts, retains and inspires the best people.
Drawing on decades of research and work with organisations across 55 countries, Stephen breaks down why trust is a learnable skill and not a personality trait, what it actually looks like to extend trust in remote and hybrid teams without losing control, and how leaders can move from merely motivating people to truly inspiring them.
This conversation explores how inspired employees outperform engaged ones by 56%, why the shift from command and control to trust and inspire is the most important leadership move of our time, and what Warren Buffett, Satya Nadella and Eric Yuan all have in common as leaders.
A must listen for HR leaders, people managers, L&D professionals, and anyone responsible for building culture and developing leadership capability inside their organisation.
Enjoyed this? Check out our sister podcast @thepayrollpodcast for more great content!
Connect with Stephen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-m-r-covey-6400191a5
Nick Day's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickday/ Find your ideal candidate with our job vacancy system: https://jgarecruitment.ck.page/919cf6b9ea Sign up to the HR L&D Newsletter: https://jgarecruitment.ck.page/23e7b153e7
Timestamps:
(00:00) Preview
(01:02) Introduction and Guest Welcome
(03:43) What Human Resources Really Means
(05:21) Is Trust a Learnable Skill
(08:54) Why Leadership Styles Have Not Kept Up With the World
(12:51) The Two Epic Imperatives of Modern Leadership
(15:18) How to Extend Trust in Remote and Hybrid Teams
(19:07) The Stewardship Agreement and Clarifying Expectations
(22:04) What Being Trusted Does to Human Performance
(26:33) The 3M Post It Note and the Reciprocity of Trust
(29:12) Inspiration vs Motivation and the Highest Form of Human Drive (36:40) See Communicate Develop Unleash
(43:15) How to Restore Trust After You Have Lost It
(48:20) What Trust and Inspire Is Not
(54:10) Where Leadership Is Going Next
