May 20Member-onlyTrustworthiness & the Death of Public CompaniesWhat is the average lifespan of a public company? “A recent study by McKinsey found that those companies listed in the Standard & Poor’s 500 was 61 years in 1958. Today, it is less than 18 years. McKinsey believes that in 2027, 75% of the companies currently quoted on the…3 min read3 min read
May 4Member-onlyIs Your Organization Ethically Blind?Many models of (un)ethical decision making assume that people decide rationally and are, in principle, able to evaluate their decisions from a moral point of view. However, people might behave unethically without being aware of it. They are ethically blind. As organizations are comprised of individuals, Ethical Blindness naturally extends…3 min read3 min read
Mar 27Member-onlyTrust “Talk” is Often MisleadingIf you plan to give trust some thought or want to talk about it, this infographic might be very useful.1 min read1 min read
Mar 21Member-onlyHow Trustworthy are Those Banks?With all the recent bank news some of you may be wondering how the largest banks in our Trust 200 Index rank in our FACTS Framework. This framework has been evaluating the trustworthiness of public companies for over 10 years. Here’s what the numbers look like. For more information on…Banking1 min readBanking1 min read
Mar 15Member-onlyTen Questions for Leaders Pursuing Trust as a StrategyBusiness leaders are constrained by the number of hours in the day, competing demands, and how they choose to prioritize their time. Sadly many spend a large percentage of their day reacting to crises and extinguishing fires. …2 min read2 min read
Mar 5Member-onlyHow We Rationalize Low TrustSo what’s your trust excuse? Fifteen years is a long time to be “talking trust” with leaders and managers, and yet something keeps me doing it. I have spoken with hundreds if not thousands of business leaders during this time from small startups to Fortune 500 and, given the opportunity…2 min read2 min read
Feb 25Member-onlyTrust Lessons from Working Remotely: A Look BackBy Barbara Brooks Kimmel, Founder Trust Across America-Trust Around the World Early in 2020 several members of our Trust Alliance convened around the topic: Trust Lessons from Working Remotely At the time many of us had only been working remotely for several weeks, while for others, this had been their…5 min read5 min read
Feb 5Member-onlyFive Stupid Ideas About Trust in BusinessWith apologies to David Letterman’s signature skit series of a decade+ ago, Charlie Green and I wrote an article with this original title for the FCPA Blog back in January 2019. After recently speaking with Charlie, the title is being borrowed again to highlight (and update) a few of the…8 min read8 min read
Jan 11Member-onlyThe Case for Trust Based InvestingNow that the year has drawn to a close and a new one has begun, I am reminded of the similarities between the 2008 financial crisis and the market instability of 2022. In fact as Reuters recently reported, Wall Street ended the year with the biggest annual drop since 2008…Investing5 min readInvesting5 min read
Dec 26, 2022Member-onlyTrust Challenges & Predictions 2023The business case for trust is indisputable. As the chart below shows, for the past eleven years our Trust 200 Index, a diversified mix of the most trustworthy public companies has handsomely rewarded those who chose trust as a strategic imperative. This includes business leaders and their stakeholders, and also…Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
