Temat: These are 4 key signs someone isn’t trustworthy

These are 4 key signs someone isn’t trustworthy.

In conducting thousands of interviews and working with more than 100 companies as an investor, I’ve noticed a few red flags to watch out for, a few signs that tell me I should maybe think twice about trusting someone to make the right call in the moment.

No one’s perfect of course–myself included. But whether you’re investing in entrepreneurs, hiring leaders, or even deciding where to work, here are a few critical and not-so-obvious “tells” that I’ve encountered.

THEY PREPARE YOU FOR THE UPS, BUT NOT THE DOWNS
Acting ethically isn’t about being nice or being liked. It’s about transparency. That means being honest about the potential for losses as well as gains. Hiding hard news from employees or stakeholders is rarely a sign of solid leadership ...

THEY’RE LONE WOLVES
A serial entrepreneur might be a pro at pulling off seven-figure exits, but if they’re not talking to a single person who helped them get there after the fact, that’s a serious red flag. If you’re willing to burn people to make a buck, I’m willing to bet you’ll also cut corners along the way ...

THEY DON’T INCENTIVIZE HONESTY
Right now, hiring a “chief ethics officer” seems like the latest corporate trend to build public trust. But to me, it’s not enough to put a sole individual in charge of ethics and hope for the best. Instead, it has to permeate the whole organization. And it should start with the compensation model.

Companies that are largely performance- or commission-based often enable a win-at-all-costs culture, where people are inadvertently rewarded for dubious actions. From Enron to disgraced pharma CEO Martin Shkreli to Theranos, we’ve seen where this leads.

A better approach is to tie compensation to integrity as well as performance ...

THEY DON’T IMMEDIATELY COURSE-CORRECT
No matter how much you try, mistakes happen. I have made many and I know I’ll make more. It’s how you address them that matters. Ethical actors own up to missteps immediately and take the necessary steps to fix the situation, like firing bad apples, apologizing to shareholders, and making systemic changes to avoid repeats. This isn’t just about giving second chances. It’s about establishing a consistent pattern of responsibility for rectifying oversights and dealing with unexpected issues ...
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