{"id":1562,"date":"2021-12-09T16:37:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amandamathule.co.za\/wordpress\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2021-12-09T16:43:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:43:08","slug":"leadership-trust-your-say-do-ratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amandamathule.co.za\/wordpress\/2021\/12\/09\/leadership-trust-your-say-do-ratio\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership, Trust & your Say-Do Ratio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How often have you heard someone say \u201c… he\u2019s all talk and no action \u2026\u201d or \u201c \u2026 talk is cheap, money buys whiskey \u2026\u201d? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would you trust that person to follow through on what they say they are going to do? Whatever the nature of the organisation – business, social club, sports team – trust is the glue that binds leaders and their followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you aspire to lead your family a good starting point is to look deep within yourself and take stock of the qualities you\u2019ll need if you are to establish a mutual bond of trust between yourself as a leader and your family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without trust, there is no leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dependability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the many behaviours and qualities, great leaders exhibit, key to building trust is the quality of dependability<\/em>. Can those around you rely upon you to do what you said you would do, at the time you said you would do it, and of the required quality? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s about walking the talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following through matters in a world where so many things are competing for our time – phone calls, SMS messages, emails, instant messaging, and social media to name but a few. All demand our immediate attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your reputation as a leader relies on following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Say-Do Ratio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A popular measure of your dependability is the Say-Do Ratio. A perfect score is 1. You have done everything you said you would do. A score higher than 1 says you\u2019ve not done everything you said you would do. For example, you may have promised to deliver on a number of projects by the next family meeting, say five projects in total. Yet your report back at the family meeting shows only two projects have been completed. A say-Do Ratio of 2.5. Confidence in your leadership will be eroded quickly if your score remains elevated well above 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paying attention to your Say-Do Ratio requires that you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n