TrustTrustthe Invisible the Invisible IngredientIngredient

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Global Mentorship Baltimore Global Mentorship Baltimore June 2012June 2012

Villains - disloyal, Villains - disloyal, manipulative, manipulative,

self centred greed, self centred greed, harmful intention harmful intention

Betrayal Betrayal

Heroes - inner conviction and purpose for theHeroes - inner conviction and purpose for thegreater good, steadfast faith, resilient couragegreater good, steadfast faith, resilient courage

and triumph with confidence and humility,and triumph with confidence and humility,standing in the power of their idealism. standing in the power of their idealism.

TrustworthyTrustworthy

A trustworthy character A trustworthy character opens our heart.opens our heart.

Trust nurtures creativity, Trust nurtures creativity, love and love and freedom.freedom.

worry Confusion aggression

Bullies Liars Teaser backbiters

Excluders Underminers

Mockers

worthlessness

lonely

Hurt sadnessalienation

Fear

depression

violence

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Environment and Atmosphere

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violence continuumassertive

irritated

frustrated angryaggressive

abusive

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bullying

teasing exclusion

undermining

mental

emotional

physicalspiritual

be

feel

thinkplay

learn

relate

understand

believe

Think of someone:Think of someone:

1)1) ...whom you don’t trust....whom you don’t trust.

2)2) ...whom you kind of trust....whom you kind of trust.

3)3) ...whom you fully trust....whom you fully trust.

How do you feel about them? How do you feel about them?

What is your attitude towards them?What is your attitude towards them?

What happened to make you to think What happened to make you to think

about them in these ways?about them in these ways?

How do you treat them?How do you treat them?

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Be the Be the Gardener Gardener – plant seeds and – plant seeds and nurturenurture them, them, trustingtrusting they will grow in their own time they will grow in their own time

into bud, flower and seed - as is their nature.into bud, flower and seed - as is their nature.

are characterised by humour andare characterised by humour andjoyfulness - collaboration,joyfulness - collaboration,

reliability and cooperation. reliability and cooperation. forgivenessforgiveness

Deep Listening, care & safety.Deep Listening, care & safety.Encouraged individuality, Encouraged individuality,

creativity and risk. creativity and risk.

High Trust High Trust EnvironmenEnvironmen

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LearnersLearners

LeadersLeaders

TeamsTeams

CurriculumCurriculum

LocalLocalCommunityCommunity

Corporate Corporate

ResilientResilient

ResonantResonant

CollaborativeCollaborative

RelevantRelevant

Engaged Engaged

SponsorsSponsors

Local Local Area NetworkArea Network

LANLAN

What a High TrustWhat a High TrustEnvironment looks like, Environment looks like,

applying aapplying afilterfilterlenslens

the principlesthe principles

Unconditional TrustUnconditional Trust Blind FaithBlind Faith

Trust is like the ocean,Trust is like the ocean,Fish only notice it Fish only notice it

when it is not there.when it is not there.

Proactive TrustProactive Trustfriends, allies, family, work, friends, allies, family, work, teams, society, government,teams, society, government,Institutions, religion ...Institutions, religion ...

atmosphere

atmosphere

Sticks and Stones Sticks and Stones

will break my heartwill break my heart,,and reduce my and reduce my trusttrust!!

can break my bones and names …can break my bones and names …

language

language

High Trust High Trust Environments Environments

EncourageEncourageOpportunitiesOpportunities

Confidence to Confidence to risk & express risk & express creativitycreativity

supportsupport

1.1. Integrity – characterIntegrity – character

CredibilityCredibility

The Speed of Trust by Stephen M R Covey

2. Intent - agenda2. Intent - agenda

3. Capabilities – competence3. Capabilities – competence

4. Results – track record4. Results – track recordstr

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Proactive Trust is an atmosphere Proactive Trust is an atmosphere built:built:

•Organically - Organically - slow and steadyslow and steady, , not not like a lightlike a light switchswitch

•by showing our by showing our humanityhumanity – be authentic – be authentic

•by by workingworking with with imperfection and mistakesimperfection and mistakes

•with less authoritarian control and morewith less authoritarian control and more understandingunderstanding - respecting difference - respecting difference

• not not pretendingpretending everything’s okay - tell the everything’s okay - tell the truthtruth in a way that others hear you in a way that others hear you. .

• by empowering people to be the by empowering people to be the individualsindividuals they are meant to bethey are meant to be

• People - People - LeadersLeaders who find the right people who find the right people for the right job at the right time – loyalty, for the right job at the right time – loyalty,

commitment, grit.commitment, grit.

• Seeing Life through the Seeing Life through the LensLens of building trust of building trust

Human RightsHuman RightsMy Rights My Responsibilities:My Rights My Responsibilities:

For For youyou to claim and enjoy your Human to claim and enjoy your Human RightsRights,,II mustmust take take responsibilityresponsibility for the way I treat you. for the way I treat you.

For For meme to claim and enjoy my Human to claim and enjoy my Human RightsRights,,YouYou mustmust take take responsibilityresponsibility for the way you treat me. for the way you treat me.

Empathy, Understanding, Assertiveness, Respect

Context: There has never before been a time in

human history, that this privilege has been available to

human beings. Justice, Courage, Friendliness, Trust, Honour

High Trust High Trust Environments OfferEnvironments Offer

Naming Virtues not Shaming

Mentorship not Censorship

Restitution not Retribution

Cooperation not Conflict

Inclusion not Exclusion

Assertive not Offensive

Curious not Furious

Joy not Fear

Be a Virtues and Values Be a Virtues and Values GardenerGardener

Plant seeds and nurture them, Plant seeds and nurture them, trusting they will grow in their own timetrusting they will grow in their own time

into bud, flower and seed into bud, flower and seed as is their nature.as is their nature.

be the scaffolding – be the supportbe the scaffolding – be the support

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The 5 Strategies of the Virtues Project

Makes human rights - personal

Honours – Equality (same same…)

(…but) different – empathy, tolerance

Grows relationships of TRUST - credibility

Restores Culture – self worth, purpose

Builds Unity in Diversity - Ubuntu

Nurtures Conscience & Empowers Resilience