Bestselling author Stephen Covey has made it his mission to understand trust in organizations. In his new breakthrough leadership book Trust and Inspire, Covey shows that though our world has evolved, our style of leadership still has not-but it's time to change that.

Traditionally, businesses have relied on a "command and control" management style, focusing on rigid hierarchies and compliance from employees. Covey argues we must shift from a "command and control" to a "trust and inspire" leadership model. Trusting and inspiring your team is defined by commitment from both sides, with a focus on effectiveness and fostering a growth mindset. It is based on the belief that employees are creative, collaborative, and full of potential; through trust, you can inspire them to do their best work.

Trust and Inspire is a simple yet radical shift in how business must be done in the 21st century and an expansive, visionary, and inviting guide to the future of leadership.

Part one: The future of leadership: from command control to trust inspire
The world has changed, our style of leadership has not
The increasing irrelevance of command control
Style is getting in the way of intent. Part two: Becoming a trust inspire leader: the fundamental beliefs and 3 stewardships
The fundamental beliefs of a trust inspire leader
The 1st stewardship: modeling, or who you are
The 2nd stewardship: trusting, or how you lead
The 3rd stewardship: inspiring or connecting to why
Stewardship agreements
What trust inspire is not
Part three: Overcoming the 5 common barriers to becoming a trust inspire leader
Barrier #1: "This won't work here"
Barrier #2: Fear or "But what if..."
Barrier #3: "I don't know how to let go"
Barrier #4: "I'm the smartest one in the room"
Barrier #5: "This is who I am." Part four: The new way to lead in a new world
Trust inspire in any context: parenting, teaching, coaching, and more