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Welcome to\u00a0TRUSTGiving 2014<\/a>, our first annual weeklong trust awareness campaign. \u00a0Join the\u00a0Alliance of Trustworthy Business Experts<\/a>\u00a0this week as our members help our readers navigate the complexities of trust. Over the next seven days we will be blogging (several times a day) and posting on Twitter #TrustGiving2014.<\/p>\n

Holly Latty-Mann <\/a>shares some thoughts below. Check back at the end of the week for the second segment of Holly’s Trust and Company Meetings Part 2.<\/p>\n

Part I: Trust-Building Activities to Incorporate in Company Meetings <\/strong><\/p>\n

(<\/strong>an excerpt from our upcoming book, Trust Inc., 52 Weeks of Activities & Inspirations for Building Workplace Trust<\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Weekly meetings, whether management or departmental, offer prime opportunities to create and build both trust and cohesion between and among all team members. By applying what cognitive psychologists refer to as the primary and recency effects, people tend to remember the first and final activities of meetings. As such, it is important to begin and end team meetings in a way that promotes a trust with far-reaching ripple effects.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Although not necessary, ideally the one who sets the agenda for weekly meetings is the one with the greatest opportunity to introduce activities designed to create a team culture of trust. The following represents a tried-and-true approach by the author of this blog. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Create a Brief Checking-In Activity to Start the Meeting:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u25baAnnounce you\u2019d like to start your meeting with a quick, casual \u201cchecking-in round,\u201d in which everyone has a chance to share anything of interest going on in his or her life – or pass. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u25baRather than offer examples, consider going first in order to provide a model of appropriate self-disclosing. Examples can include family vacation or the angst one feels with one\u2019s teenage child getting a permit to drive, or discovering rock climbing as a favorite pastime. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u25baOccasionally bring in a prop or picture as an adult version of show-and-tell, something designed to promote some levity or a relaxed demeanor. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u25baAlthough it is important to keep it brief, it\u2019s also important not to be rigid regarding timing.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u25baAllow body language cues to help with moderating, pacing, and timing. \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Experiencing one another in other life roles helps everyone become as much people-focused as task-focused when later working together on a team project. It is a genuine manifestation of trust when one\u2019s focus shifts from who is right or wrong to what\u2019s working or not working, the latter of which is more likely to happen when people regard one another as \u201cPat the person\u201d and not just \u201cPat the professional\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

My next blog will feature an even shorter activity to end the meeting, one that likewise is designed to build trust and team cohesion.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Holly Latty-Mann, PhD<\/strong>, president and owner of The Leadership Trust\u00ae, uses her two doctorates in psychology to heighten and crystallize self-awareness and emotional intelligence at root-cause level. Her holistic, integrative models extend to team and organizational development processes to engender trust-based collaborative efforts, thereby expediting both the creation and delivery of her clients\u2019 innovative products and services. To contact Holly and learn more, visit www.leadershiptrust.org<\/a> or write info@leadershiptrust.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Barbara Brooks Kimmel<\/strong>\u00a0is the Executive Director of\u00a0Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a>\u00a0whose mission is to help organizations build trust. She is also the editor of the award winning\u00a0TRUST INC.<\/a>\u00a0book series and the Executive Editor of\u00a0TRUST! Magazine<\/a>. In 2012 Barbara was named \u201cOne of 25 Women Changing the World\u201d by Good Business International.<\/p>\n

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