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In this chapter, the authors introduce the first component of trust in their Leadership OS model—care. Using both their own and previous research, they describe the neural and social underpinnings of care and the functions it plays in a leaders’ Operating System—how it affects people’s performance. They introduce a case study (Herb Kelleher at Southwest Airlines) showing the role and importance of care in a leaders’ OS. They then describe practical techniques leaders can use to increase the degree to which their OS enables and supports care. Finally, they introduce a checklist leaders can use to test the extent people experience care in their OS.
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Kinley, N., Ben-Hur, S. (2020). Care. In: Leadership OS. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27293-7_3
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