Trust recurs at the center of the critical path. Demonstrated valor and accurate perception engender trust. Trust is a filter point through which surprise encounters must travel. The executive's application of emotional wisdom and vigor heralds productive change. Executive power is manifested through expectations, controls, attitudes, and productivity drive.
Authoritative power can foster or inhibit individual and collective achievement.
We foster productivity as we become quick to realize what's important. We can work wholeheartedly, effectively, and successfully at being an executive. Executives who take the long view learn that lasting success is earned through a disciplined process of trust building.