Trust People and They'll Surprise You. Amazing things happen when you give people a bit of trust and authority to do things according to their own judgment. I was reminded of this a few weeks ago when I stumbled upon a Fast Company article called Engines of Democracy. It describes a revolutionary jet engine plant in Durham, North Carolina that produces some of General Electric's most important engines: the GE90, the CF6, and the CFM56. I'm going to quote from it heavily, but you really should read the whole article. … [Jeremy Zawodny's blog]