By Ty Kiisel, Contributor Several years ago I stumbled upon something President Dwight D. Eisenhower said that resonated with me. In light of Edelman’s recent release of their Trust Barometer and the fact that most people don’t seem to trust the boss, it feels incredibly relevant today. The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionable integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office. I’ve been surprised a few times, as I’ve brought up the subject, at how many people don’t accept the notion that personal integrity is a critical component of being a successful leader. However, you don’t have to look very far to see politicians and business leaders all over the world who live in a world of gray and regularly lie or obfuscate the truth making it difficult to tell the difference between what’s fact and what’s fiction.
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82 Percent of People Don't Trust the Boss to Tell the Truth
By Ty Kiisel, Contributor Edelman’s Trust Barometer for 2013 was recently released with results from 31,000 respondents in 26 markets around the world. The 13thannual survey is the largest survey to date and the largest survey of its kind. Some of the most fascinating data I discovered this year was that only 18 percent of those surveyed trust business leaders to tell the truth—that’s only marginally above government officials who come in at a whopping 13 percent. Not a very positive endorsement.
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Public trust in government, business leaders falls
A survey shows that public trust in business, government and media leaders has fallen in the wake of financial and political scandals.
The 2013 edition of the Trust Barometer from U.S.-based public relations firm Edelman shows people increasingly regard experts such as academics or even their peers as more reliable sources of information than institutional leaders.
Edelman’s president and CEO, Richard Edelman, has told The Associated Press that the survey found “a very significant crisis of leadership.”
The results come in the wake of inside trading scandals in the United States, a major corruption case involving Chinese politician Bo Xilai, and reports that major banks manipulated a key interest rate benchmark.
The survey probed the opinions of 31,000 people in 26 countries.
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