Trust

Outline

Trust (2023) explains how to know when to give trust, when to hold it back, how to earn it, and how to repair it when it has been broken. Henry Cloud describes five essential elements of trust: understanding, motive, ability, character, and track record. With examples from work, family, and friendships, the book helps readers build healthier and more reliable relationships.

• Trust is not all or nothing: you decide when to give it, when to hold it back, and how much.
• Henry Cloud names five elements of trust: understanding, motive, ability, character, and track record.
• Earning trust means showing others these same five elements in how you act and what you have done.
• Broken trust can be repaired, and the book explains how to go about restoring it.
• Examples from work, family, and friendships show how the same principles apply in every kind of relationship.

Henry Cloud is an American clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, and bestselling author who writes about relationships, personal growth, and leadership. His books, several written with John Townsend, have sold millions of copies. They include Boundaries, Necessary Endings, The Power of the Other, and Trust.