The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits That Inspire Results, Relationships and Reputation, Second Edition

  • 4h 4m
  • John Blakey
  • Kogan Page
  • 2021

The Trusted Executive helps leaders deliver outstanding results, create inspiring relationships and provide a positive contribution through the power of trustworthy leadership.

In the shifting world of business, affected by trends involving robotics, AI, data privacy, the #metoo movement, climate crisis, employment rights and income inequality, trust and truthfulness have become the agenda. But how can business leaders and executives build trust in an untrusting world?

About the Author

John Blakey is a leading executive coach and board adviser working with CEOs and elite sport coaches around the globe. His business experience includes time as a Fast Track 100 entrepreneur, FTSE100 International Managing Director and Chair/Director of a number of voluntary organisations. He is a regular speaker at international business conferences and is an advisory board Chair for Vistage, the world's largest CEO membership organisation.

John Blakey's previous book Challenging Coaching is a standard coaching text. He has an MBA from Aston Business School and is currently researching a PhD on the role of CEO leadership in building organizational trust. John was also named as one of the top thought leaders on organisational trust at the Trust Across America awards in 2016. This accolade reflects his prize-winning doctoral research on trust at Aston Business School, as well as his practical experience as a highly successful business leader.

In this Book

  • Foreword
  • Introduction—‘You’re Too Nice, Blakey’
  • A Broken Model—The Blue Pill vs the Red Pill
  • The Three Pillars That Inspire Trust
  • Pillar 1—Habits of Ability
  • Pillar 2—Habits of Integrity
  • Pillar 3—Habits of Benevolence
  • Cracks in the Pillars—What to Do When Things Go Wrong
  • Working with the Nine Habits of Trust
  • Conclusion—‘Well Done, Blakey’
  • Afterword
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