Trust has been the theme of our newsletters over the past two months and it has me thinking about trust within our own company. We have a “small-but-mighty” team at McDonald Graham, and as I have reflected about the trust we have developed inside our company, I...
Dear Drs. Graham and McDonald: Your recent trust-building posts have been helpful. But I’m wondering if you would help me apply that advice to a problem with an employee we recently recruited from another firm. The problem with this “rising star” is that she does a...
I was recently impressed by the integrity of an independent contractor my husband and I engaged. She works out of her home, and we gladly agreed to meet her there. But the day before our first appointment she called to say someone who had recently tested positive for...
“Our corporate culture is so ‘nice’ that we never have the tough conversations – which means we never really deal with things. Thanks to this McDonald Graham Dare to Lead™ workshop, I now have the tools I need to clearly and kindly address problems early on, before...
Trust is a big word. Dr. Brené Brown’s BRAVING acronym breaks this big word into specific elements that helps us articulate and address specific areas where trust has fallen apart. In the below video from Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul Session in 2017, Brené...
Last month, we responded to the first part of “Hopeful in Houston’s” question below. Today, we respond to the second part. Dear Drs. Graham and McDonald: I joined a new company in September 2020, becoming the manager of a team that has worked from...
Are you and the people with whom you work coordinating or collaborating? Are you a group of people, or are you a team? This quote from Stephen M.R. Covey’s book, The Speed of Trust, reminds us that leaders must invest time and effort into building and nurturing...
We love this quote by David Horsager, author of The Trust Edge, because we know that trust is foundational to the success of a leader and, ultimately, to the success of an organization. In the end, trust determines failure or success. Our mission at McDonald Graham is...
Trust is earned through many small actions over time. Dr. Brené Brown’s marble jar story about her 3rd-grade daughter exemplifies this principle. Brené shared this story about trust during one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul Sessions in 2017. Click here to...
Our planet is experiencing a “trust crisis.” Heads of state, chief executives, and leaders from civil society recently met virtually for the World Economic Forum. The theme of the forum was “A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust.” This global “trust crisis”...
