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From the Archives: My Anchor belief: Trust-building STARTS with culture & structure

What costs nothing but yields significant ROI? Building trust. Here are easy and effective ways to start today.

From the Archives: My Anchor belief: Trust-building STARTS with culture & structure

John Morgan, the author of Brand Against the Machine, says any vibrant organization must have an anchor belief. Here’s mine: Please!! Stop thinking trust has something to do with being liked, or saying ‘we’. Stop thinking trust has to start at the interpersonal level. Stop thinking trust has to evolve slowly or is strictly basedContinue reading “From the Archives: My Anchor belief: Trust-building STARTS with culture & structure”

Ivan Krastev’s TedTalk on Trust, Transparency & Democracy

While I’ve not blogged about my interest in politics – not partisanship- this TedTalk by political theorist Ivan Krastev hit the jackpot with me: trust, politics and how transparency is not the solution! And, it’s funny… well, some parts are funny others are daunting and a little depressing. I’ll let Mr. Krastev do the talkingContinue reading “Ivan Krastev’s TedTalk on Trust, Transparency & Democracy”

Using joint planning & joint problem solving to build inter-organizational trust – Week 7, Part B in Twelve Weeks to Trust

Goal setting, covered in Part A, is usually a part of joint planning in inter-organizational relations. It stands to reason that partners will sort out their common goals and the formal and informal governance mechanisms to achieve them. This happens through joint planning. Joint planning : the process of establishing partners’ roles, responsibilities, long-terms plansContinue reading “Using joint planning & joint problem solving to build inter-organizational trust – Week 7, Part B in Twelve Weeks to Trust”