Respond to the global trust crisis: 12 Weeks To Trust now updated

Forbes Magazine declares: “Trust is the New Core of Leadership”. The Edelman Trust Barometer touts trust as “an essential line of business.” While we affirm the importance of trust, trust in governments, businesses, the media and even NGOs is declining globally. While there is an abundance of information about building inter-personal trust, information for building maco- […]

Taking the civil out of civilisation?

I love words. I love the history of words and discovering new things about them. For example, when I realised that “benediction” literally means to give a good word it completely shifted the context of benediction from something we receive at church to a blessing we can all extend. This week’s “a-ha moment” came whenContinue reading “Taking the civil out of civilisation?”

10 Ways to Build Trust: Stop shaking hands. Start making plans

Oh my poor, neglected blog! I thought I would share with you this video of my 5-minute talk about building trust through structures at Ignite Guelph 4 last October.

Proud contributor to: Trust Inc. out today!

  About twelve years ago I became fascinated by trust – what builds it, how to measure it, what erodes it. Just over two years ago I wrote my major research paper on the key factors of inter-organizational trust for my masters degree. That research was the genesis of the Twelve Weeks to Trust blog series,Continue reading “Proud contributor to: Trust Inc. out today!”