The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
by Stephen M.R. Covey
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Author: Stephen M.R. CoveyForeword: Stephen R. Covey
Contributor: Rebecca R. Merrill
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-05
ISBN: 1416549005
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Free Press
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Book Reviews of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
Book Review: Relevant, important, and good common sense
Summary: 5 Stars
I stumbled across the book while looking for another Covey title. I've been a fan of the seven habits for years and when I saw this, but Stephen Covey's son, it almost shouted at me, "You've got to read this!" So I picked it up.
I started reading the book and read about half of it. But I rarely have time to sit down to soak in a good book so I decided to listen to the rest of it in my car and bought the audiobook instead to finish this off. Well, I didn't realize it until it arrived, this is VERY abridged. I'd say it has 1/8th of the content. I figured I wouldn't continue where I left off in the book since it is less than two hours long and just listen to the entire thing. So I thought it would be good to review this from the perspective of mentioning what you might be missing in this abridgment.
The short answer is, not much! In fact, I wonder if the book would have been more effective if it had come this short. Of course they wouldn't be able to charge the same price if they did, so I'm sure this is a profit issue, but the audiobook does hit ALL of the highlights. What you are really missing is that Covey will usually give several examples to illustrate his points in the book but in the audiobook he tends to give only one example and, in some cases, none. And I actually like it that way. While reading the book I thought to myself on occasion, "Okay, I get it. Next point, please," but I didn't find myself doing that with the audiobook. Like the trust issues he dealt with in the book during the Franklin/Covey merger... gone from the audiobook and good riddance. I thought that story would never end and I don't think it gave much added value to the book in the first place.
That being said, I would encourage you to listen to the book twice. He does cover some topics pretty quickly. For example, he gives 13 ways to build trust and I thought I got a lot out of it. But with the rapid-fire succession in which he shared it I don't think it quite sank in so I plan on giving this at least one more listen... maybe more. Reading the book once would have had it set in but I think a few listens are required to get the same effect... which is still faster than reading the book once.
As for the content, I based the five-star rating solely on that. If found it thought-provoking and very relevant to what I do, or what I should be doing. It gave me several ideas on how to build trust both at home and at the workplace. I've already followed some of its ideals and I've already noticed a difference. Trust can be earned and lost very quickly and I think Stephen does an excellent job of covering the topic throughout the audiobook.
This is a fantastic and relevant addition to the Covey collection and I don't hesitate at all on recommending this to anybody! Pick it up, give it a serious read, and you won't regret it either.
Summary of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trust-and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituents-is the essential ingredient for any high-performance, successful organization.For business leaders and public figures in any arena, The Speed of Trust offers an unprecedented and eminently practical look at exactly how trust functions in our every transaction and relationship-from the most personal to the broadest, most indirect interaction-and how to establish trust immediately so that you and your organization can forego the time-killing, bureaucratic check-and-balance processes so often deployed in lieu of actual trust.
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