Trust : twenty ways to build a better country

Johnston, David 1941- (Author).

Summary: Canada's enduring success has been based on trust--trust in each other; in our businesses, organizations, and markets; and in our public institutions and the officials who run them. David Johnston--reflecting on seven decades of personal experiences including seven years as Governor General--identifies the 20 ways we can make ourselves, our organizations, and our institutions even more worthy of trust, and in doing so build a better Canada for coming generations and the world.

Record details

ISBN: 9780771047152 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
x, 218 p. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Signal, 2018.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: An invitation to trust -- Part 1: Make yourself worthy of trust. -- Never manipulate -- To thine own self be true -- Listen first -- Be consistent -- Do the right thing, not just the thing right -- Rise above the written rules -- Find some faith -- Follow the golden rule -- Part 2: Build trust around you. -- Show up, not off -- Act in the first-person plural -- Be a barn-raiser -- Know there is more than one right way -- Tell everyone the plan -- Depend on those around you -- Part 3: Create a trustworthy and trusted country. -- Recognize a present peril -- Invite others to dance -- Apologize -- Honour our teachers -- Be a knowledge diplomat -- Start now.