How does trust affect us personally and professionally? Why we say we have a crisis of trust? What is the link between trust, speed and cost? Why Prof. John Whitney said that “mistrust doubles the cost of doing business”?

Week 3

Readings: Covey, pages 3-40, “The one thing that changes everything”; TED Talk: The Organized Mind –

and related WSJ blog
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/08/18/ten-tips-on-organizing-your-mind-from-dr-daniel-levitin/

After completing the readings, please respond to the following questions:
1.How does trust affect us personally and professionally?
2.Why we say we have a crisis of trust?
3.What is the link between trust, speed and cost?
3.Why Prof. John Whitney said that “mistrust doubles the cost of doing business”?
4.What are the challenges in building trust in the Age of Information overload? Are you following Levitan’s strategies for organizing your work life in order to get things done and build trust?