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Trust Rules: How to Tell the Good Guys from the Bad Guys in Work and Life

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Dr. Stroh has written a book that makes us all think about the most important relationships in our lives.

It becomes clear that trust is a foundational basis for all of our interactions, and Stroh helps to evolve the concept of trust from an enigmatic 'subjective' concept to something that we can measure and make conscious decisions on whom to trust (and whom to not trust... and the results might be suprising to each reader). It is clear that each of our lives can be improved by taking a methodical approach to trust in the workplace and, most importantly, in our personal lives -- something that is too frequently lacking. Stroh provides wonderful case studies from business leaders and people from diverse backgrounds as points of reference on how trust decisions can improve our relationships. Most importantly, she provides a framework to help us all improve the 'trust' decisions in our own lives.

I loved this book and I loved the thoughful and academic approach to trust in our lives.

Trust Rules helped me to explore the relationships that I have everyday, both business and private. While this actually might be looked upon as a reference book, it's not. It has a dramatic arc that starts with "How and why do you trust the people you do at work?" It then moves with advice on to how to handle those people at work and the reasons why. All of this, coming from interviews with 300 different CEO's in very different walks of life.

Building upon knowledge learned in previous chapters, Dr. Stroh then moves you on into your own interpersonal relationships. Is there any difference between the trust you have for work peers versus your own friends or family, for example? Can you trust too much? Finally, and very gently, Dr. Stroh leads you into a self-examination of yourself. Worksheets help you figure out just how "good a guy" you are to other people. How much do you trust a person right-off the bat? And in the end, where does this leave you as a human being.

Insightful, thought-provoking yet entertaining, I don't know why it has taken so long for an author to write on a subject like this. I recommend it as one of those "Course Level 101" books on the basics we all need for human life skills.

I always considered myself a trustworthy person but untill I read Linda Stroh's insightful book, I never thought to question just how I measured up.

It was a good lesson to check up on oneself as well as wondering about the other guy all the time. Her thoughtful progression and list of characteristics of "good guys" was interesting and helpful. I found her actual examples reassuring to know that others have experienced the same betrayals at times that I had.

Her husband's assessment that if you feel you can introduce the person to your family hit the mark.

I enjoyed the book and I know that Dr. Stroh is one of the "good guys". Jacqueline McGuire, Lowville, N.Y.

Linda, your book looks deceptively simple. It seems to be just

common sense, but it packs a wallop. Our highly mobile society means

that we are constantly meeting strangers whose true lives we cannot

test and whose representations we cannot verify--we buy their stories because they sound good. We had a conference in our village on sexual abuse, and it seems to be rampant all over the country. If we could arm our children with your book maybe we could cut down on this scourge and really make a change in our grandchildren's lives.

Trust rules is a must read for anyone who is interested in developing positive relationships with family, co-workers, neighbors, friends, lovers, etc. This book is a fast read that gets to the point in an easy to understand and enjoyable fashion. Readers gain tools for evaluating and creating healthier relationships. It provides guidelines for getting the "bad guys" out of your way and making room for the "good guys." I presented this content to my staff to help them negotiate corporate politics. I also gave this book to friends who "just seemed to attract the wrong people." After reading and digesting this important content, I leaned how to be a better guy myself.

Linda Stroh has done some excellent work on various topics in organizational behavior. I think Trust Rules is among her best work. It is both theoretical and practical, with lots of real world examples to support here overall thesis. As a professor at a community college, I will use this in my classes, but I also recommend it to anyone who works in a corporate environment. 5 Stars!!!

Dr. Stroh's Trust Rules book and research reminds us all of the importance of trust to our work and personal lives. She outlines ways that we can work and live with people that we know are untrustworthy, but yet we are forced to deal with in some way. She reminds us that we need to understand that we need to learn to "mistrust" as well as "trust." The outcome of her extensive interviews is a Trust Rules Questionnaire that we can all use to assess who we can and can't trust in our work and personal lives. The book is a great read!

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Who can and do you trust? An unbelievably difficult task. Reading this exceptional book gave me the simple steps to evaluate the relationships in my life. I keep my copy of Trust Rules close at hand and have gone back many times to the trustworthy questionnaire.

If you are interested in learning how to tell who is, and who is not, trustworthy, this is the book for you. A great gift for all ages!

This is a great little book that gives a lot of insight into relationships, whether personal or professional. The author has great insight and I'm planning on putting some of this to good use in my relationships. I'll definitely be using this book as my Christmas gift for 2009!!

'Trust Rules' taught me, in my middle age, that trust is a basic component of a happy life, not a coincidence or a gift, but a real and quantifiable quality that anyone, regardless of background can feel and understand. Making excuses for ourselves or others cheats us all and wastes our lives in useless manipulation. Seeing reality is not only spiritually responsible, but logical, and is the foundation of creative experience.