Francis Fukuyama Quotes

If people who have to work together in an enterprise trust one another it is because they are all operating to a common set of ethical norms....such a society will be better able to innovate...since the high degree of trust will permit a wide variety of social relationships to emerge.

Trust is the foundation of real teamwork (there is nothing touchy-feely about this).

A lot of making a movie is the comfort level of the people. It's just feeling open. We need to get along. We have to know something about each other.

Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.

By behaving in ways that build trust with one, you build trust with many.

We are unselfish and we trust each other

When you work on a graphic novel or a film with people you've been together through a lot and you've exposed your secrets and weaker sides to each other.

Why not work with your friends? It's working with people you know, and you share the same sensibility.

Trust is the glue that holds everything together. It creates the environment in which all of the other elements win-win stewardship agreements, self-directing individuals and teams, aligned structures and systems, and accountability can flourish.

The rider and the team need to understand one another and work in the same direction. Then the rider's happy, and only then will the rider be able to give 100%.

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

The relationship between a client must be 'we.'

Everything's a lot easier when you work with someone you know just about as well as you know yourself.

Personally, I do the best work with people I'm closest with. I know what their tastes are, and they are similar to mine. That close personal relationship is what delivers the best work.

It's always a help when you have worked with someone as you've got to know them a bit already.

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

I think our people in Britain have a normative expectation of ethical conduct.

Trust cannot be commanded; and yet it is also correct that the only one who earns trust is the one who is prepared to grant trust.

Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.

The amount of trust and bandwidth that you build up working with someone for five, seven, 10 years? It's just awesome. I care about openness and connectedness in a global sense.

There's a lot of trust being built up. I think we have a lot of work ahead of us.

When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.

No matter how much success you're having, you can't continue working together if you can't communicate.

I trust the people who are working with me. I delegate.