Event Description:
Speaker Bio:
Good leaders and managers come and go. You might leave trust to communication channels of meetings and emails, but that leaves trust to chance. To NOT leave trust to chance, you must use another communication channel: templates (and habitual use). Templates might feel plain and strict, and that’s the point. To quote W. Clement Stone, these templates are “small hinges
that swing a large door” of a culture of trust. These tools make untrustworthy people
uncomfortable. Let’s have a discussion to embrace templates and habits that do not leave trust to chance.
that swing a large door” of a culture of trust. These tools make untrustworthy people
uncomfortable. Let’s have a discussion to embrace templates and habits that do not leave trust to chance.
Agenda
- Our speaker explains each tool
- Attendees react to each tool; pose questions, share ideas, or concerns
- Guests might share or propose their own tools that maximize trust
- Zoom out to understand where these twelve tools fit into a larger rhythm – habits – of
- teamwork
Learning Objectives
- Reflect on which of the four dimensions of trust matter most right now
- Choose which of the twelve tools you might adopt in your team – or modify to make your
- own!
- Calibrate how you want to govern, mentor, and micro-mentor trust
Speaker Bio:
Robert Snyder is the founder and president of Innovation Elegance, LLC. His thirty-year career spans roles such as developer, project management, change management, sales enablement, and the performing arts. His career path includes corporate roles, consulting roles, startups, PMP, and Agile certifications. He’s performed in numerous vocal, dance, and theater ensembles. Robert earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and his MBA in Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Robert is publishing a series of books on innovation methodology.
“Innovation Elegance: Transcending Agile with Ruthlessness and Grace” (available now)
“Innovation Portfolio: Five Verbs Shape Your Team’s Legacy” (available now)
“Elegant Leadership: Distinguishing the Good, the Bad, and the False” (targeting 2026)
“Innovation Portfolio: Five Verbs Shape Your Team’s Legacy” (available now)
“Elegant Leadership: Distinguishing the Good, the Bad, and the False” (targeting 2026)