Trust

We are in the midst of a crisis.The evidence is all around us. From the ashes of Enron, Adelphia, and WorldCom, there can be little doubt that the leadership that dominates corporate America is failing and extending to our other modern institutions as wellâ??political, religious, family, and media.Our cultureâ??s legacy of leadership is in trouble, and the crisis is not one of competence but of character.When Les Csorba writes â??leadership is character in motion,â?? few can make this claim credibly. Csorba is a recruiter with the worldâ??s premier executive search firm, who draws from more than twenty years of leadership experience serving a United States senator, a governor, and as special assistant to President George H. W. Bush in the White House.Trust explores the nature of leadership as a distinctly moral calling. Csorbaâ??s urgent call is for a new moral leadership over todayâ??s dominant pragmatic brand. And as Csorba takes a look at the leadership style of todayâ??s more well-known leaders, he unveils the â??7 Principles of Trust,â?? demonstrating how the most influential leaders are:Purified in the fires of their own sufferingShaped by mentors, individuals who are willing to â??build their lives into othersâ??Called for a purpose that transcends personal ambitionAt the heart of this journey is a call to integrity, character . . . and trust. The critical question, then, for todayâ??s leaders and for a new generation that holds the potential to change the future is this: How will you keep the

Csorba, Les T.