This module is about strengthening your leadership relationships by building trust—intentionally, visibly, and consistently.
Leadership is never a solo sport. As your influence expands, so does your need to create safe, energising, and productive relationships. Trust is the invisible force that fuels collaboration, engagement, and performance—and it’s built through small, daily interactions that feel real and consistent.
This week, you’ll explore the Trust Equation, a simple and powerful framework that breaks down how trust is built (or broken). You’ll also identify one relationship where trust could unlock better connection, clarity, or traction—and take one deliberate action to shift from casual to connection.
🧠 From a neuroscience lens, trust reduces psychological threat and triggers oxytocin, helping the brain shift out of protection and into collaboration. When people trust you, their prefrontal cortex stays online—boosting empathy, creativity, and decision-making.
By completing this module, you’ll shift from casual, surface-level interactions to deeper relationship-centred trust—shaping a leadership presence others experience as safe, consistent, and dependable.
From casual interactions to connection and trust.
🧠 Neuroscience Insight: Trust reduces psychological threat and increases oxytocin—creating connection, psychological safety, and higher collaboration.
This week is about moving beyond convenience and into connection:
Think of a moment when someone made you feel genuinely seen and supported—what made that moment different? That’s the kind of leadership you’re now creating.
Quick Win First. Choose Your Direction.
Start by identifying one relationship at work that would benefit most from a stronger trust foundation—someone where:
🎯 Now, choose one small action to build trust using the Trust Equation:
💡 Small trust cues activate oxytocin and mirror neurons—building a faster sense of safety and openness.
Choose one trust pillar that you want to make a visible part of your leadership across your team or organisation. For example:
🎯 You’re choosing: Depth or Breadth. Relationship or Reputation.
This quiz helps you reflect on your weekly workplace experiment, evaluate your outcomes, and reinforce the key concepts. It’s designed to track whether you made the intended sandpit shift.
