Good leadership doesn't happen without trust.

Trusting leadership behaviors great companies are known for:

• Create transparency
• Confront reality
• Practice accountability
• Talk straight
• Right wrongs

Good leaders are "do-it-now" people. They don't put things off until the last minute, which is a sure way to increase stress levels. 

Good leaders begin doing what they know they should do, and when they know they should do it

In today's social economy, servant leaders will cast a company vision and enroll their followers to express their voice as co-creators and co-contributors to the vision. 

And their first priority is creating psychological safety among their tribes: They pump the fear out of the room and...

Good leaders are willing to listen to feedback.

A leader who listens is open and accountable: he can filter out criticism or drama and find the facts in order to respond appropriately. 

Good leaders practice positive thinking, even when things go bad.

They view stressful situations from a more positive perspective, which takes emotional intelligence. Rather than getting stressed out about a work situation or a recent failure, they look at it as an opportunity to pau...