July 27th, 2019 by

“For all the controversies, Facebook’s profits remain strong and its user numbers remain steady. Yet it has lost something that in the long run is even more important: the trust of its community. Trust is the great enabler of human connections and commerce. It represents the willingness to believe in the good will, abilities and principles of another, despite uncertainty. No amount of pressure or bribery can cause someone to trust you. Facebook is smart enough to recognize that without the bond of trust, all relationships are merely contingent and transactional. Lack of trust creates a heavy debt that eventually comes due.

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Author: Gerd Leonhard

In the words of American poet John Berryman, “the possibility that has been overlooked is the future”. Most of us are far too busy coping with present challenges to explore the future in any depth – and when we do our own cravings and fears often run away with us, resulting in utopias or dystopias that are not very helpful in terms of planning and decisions. Today’s professionals, leaders and their organisations need a dedicated, passionate long-term understanding of the future if they are to successfully navigate the exponential waves of change. For countless individuals and organizations that intelligence is called Gerd Leonhard.

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