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Trust, Inc

Nan S. Russell Β· 2013
68/100
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Nan Russell's personal journey from minimum-wage worker to vice president gives this book a grounding that pure management theory books lack, and the core idea β€” that trust is the central currency of effective leadership β€” is sound and practically framed. The problem is the book leans on encouragement over evidence, and leaders already working in high-trust environments may not find enough new here to justify the read.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness65
Craft & writing68
Originality58
Evidence & accuracy65
Hype vs delivers70
Age-fit88
πŸ‘ Human-eye gut-check65
Penny’s verdict68
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