Hi Meghan,

Another thoughtful post! Thank you!

Interestingly, I just wrapped an hour-plus 'interview' with a C-level leader, further equipping me / my team to strategize his resume. During the conversation, he heavily underscored his conviction to communicating openly to individuals, teams, colleagues (interestingly, he never used the word employees). In particular, he passionately articulated that being crystal clear on rewards systems was vital to ensure morale stayed intact when the outcomes arrived (good or bad). In turn, retention of his teams was higher than average in the company.

As such, your inherent message around 'trust' is SO important for leaders to embrace (as well as the team they serve).

I particularly like this: "Employees, trust your leaders; if you can’t, tell them why. It’s difficult, but necessary, because trust will lead us out of the doldrums and into this new year with the hope we need to rebuild our companies and our lives."

The idea of 2-way communications between leaders and their employees is so invigorating! Leaders hold responsibility to be trustworthy and communicative, as do the individuals and teams they collaborate with! Moving from doldrums to hope is an exciting idea!

Thanks again for your consistent vision and mantra around collaboration, culture, talent, trust, leadership ... and more!

Cheers,
Jacqui