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Train Managers to Adopt an Informed Trust Approach

Build trust in your organization to drive engagement and organizational results.

Trust drives engagement through employee empowerment. However, leaders are sometimes reluctant to give trust to employees.

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Our Advice

Critical Insight

Trust is a willingness to give up control due to a belief in the creation of a particular outcome, with consideration given to risk. This requires moving from paternalism to partnership. To put trust into action requires an informed approach to minimize the inherent risk in trusting others.

Impact and Result

Training on informed trust will help leaders accurately assess the trust environment and apply appropriate trust techniques. Training components include:

  • Practical application of the informed trust model to increase employee empowerment.
  • A comprehensive overview of each component of the informed trust model: Assess, Give, and Verify.

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About McLean & Company

McLean & Company is an HR research and advisory firm providing practical solutions to human resources challenges via executable research, tools, diagnostics, and advisory services that have a clear and measurable impact on your business.

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A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your HR problems.

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Get the help you need in this 2-phase advisory process. You'll receive 4 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

Guided Implementation 1: Customize training and determine metrics
  • Call 1: Review Informed Trust Model to gain a better understanding.
  • Call 2: Discuss considerations for customization of training deck.

Guided Implementation 2: Prepare logistics for training
  • Call 1: Identify appropriate metrics.
  • Call 2: Develop a communication plan.

Contributors

  • Melodie Barnett, Managing Partner and Change Communicator, Pivot Communications Inc., Author, “An Honest Living: Be Wildly Successful Without Being a Jerk”
  • Kent Flint, VP, Human Resources, Real Estate Webmasters
  • Patti Gonzales, SVP HR & Accounting, Capital Farm Credit
  • Heather Hochberg, Senior Director & Executive Coach, Graham Holdings Company
  • Nadia Keshavjee, Global HR Director, Business for Social Responsibility Inc.
  • Kelly Pfeiffer, HR Manager, ADB Airfield Solutions
  • Nan Russell, Author & Speaker, “Trust, Inc.”
  • Bob Whipple, CEO, Leadergrow