About The Biography of Trust
Oscar David’s latest book
Trust is vital to organizations and elusive at the same time. Trust requires leaders to have the courage to be vulnerable when they can and decisive when they have to. Boards and leadership teams thrive on a good foundation of trust, but they have to do something to achieve it.
In The Biography of Trust Oscar David fathoms the intriguing dynamics of building trust in a managerial context. Understanding psychological mechanisms and the workings of the force field inside and outside the board are crucial here. With a clear theory and appealing examples, you are encouraged to examine your relationship to trust and take steps within team and organization.
The biography of trust was recently nominated for the Ooa-Sioo Book of the Year 2025.
Trust is like glue: invisibly binding teams, organizations, and societies together. Oscar David conducted long and in-depth research on trust in all its facets for this book.A worthy successor to his important book on power.
Joris Luyendijk, Author of De 7 vinkjesOscar David makes it clear that trust is the cornerstone of human progress. It requires vulnerability and discernment in a complex world. This easy to read book explores how to build and maintain trust within leadership and organisations.Hear, hear!
Fons Trompenaars, Author of Riding the Waves of CultureTrust is hard to gain, but easy to loseWith years of experience in the boardroom, Oscar David truly knows how to build trust within boardrooms. In this book, he unravels this topic in a gripping way.
Katja Staartjes, Author of TopTeamsThis book is an insightful and practical guide to building trust in governance and organization. The breathtaking image of this personal biography of trust, brings the reader closer not only to Oscar David but also to himself.
Erik van de Loo, Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD and fellow of Phyleon Leadership & Governance.