Trust on Purpose

By Charles Feltman and Ila EdgarSociety & Culture Business Entrepreneurship Relationships Management

Trust on Purpose episodes

June 19, 2023 In Laughter We Trust
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Inspired by the book, Humor, Seriously by Naomi Bagdonas and Jennifer Aaker, we discuss how a little levity in our relationships can release tension and pave the way to trust. We loved exploring this topic and had some laughs, as we considered humor (or 'humour' if, like Ila, you speak Canadian) can build trust. We also challenge listeners to live more authentically by bringing lightness and joy to their relationships.
We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
22 min
June 05, 2023 When Positivity Becomes Toxic
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There is a toxic strain of positivity loose in some workplaces that, if left untreated, can severely weaken trust. In this episode, Ila and Charles look at “toxic positivity” and how this form of dishonesty can damage people’s trust in each other. We also offer some ideas for what you can do to help yourself and the people you work with if you see it infecting your workplace, leaving people without access to their whole, creative selves. We dig deep in this episode and encourage us to see each other for the real humans we are.
We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
29 min
May 22, 2023 The Impacts of Fast Firing
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Fire fast. Sounds like a sniper training exercise rather than an organizational norm, but some managers and organizations believe making quick decisions to fire when employees aren’t meeting expectations is the best approach. Ila and Charles discuss the damaging effects of such decisions to all parties involved and how to find more success in hiring and setting employees up for success by building trust by building trust through well-developed hiring, onboarding, and performance management processes

We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
30 min
May 08, 2023 How, When and Why to Trust our Bodies Part 2
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In Part 2 of a conversation with the podcast’s first-ever guest, Charles and Ila talk with Dr. Amanda Blake about how we can learn to pay attention to sensations we feel in our bodies, what they might be telling us, and how to use our new awareness to face life’s challenging situations with confidence and self-trust.
We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
31 min
April 24, 2023 How, When and Why to Trust Our Bodies
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For the first time on Trust on Purpose, Ila and Charles welcome a guest to share in a discussion about trust. Amanda Blake is an expert in the domains of body awareness and body coaching and author of “Your Body is Your Brain: Leverage Your Somatic Intelligence to Find Purpose, Build Resilience, Deepen Relationships and Lead More Powerfully.” This first part of a 2-part episode dives into what it means to listen to and trust, what our bodies tell us, and why we should pay attention. The trio discusses how having embodied intelligence (I think this is what she called it) is a distinguishing feature of outstanding leaders and how we can become more aware of our body’s signals.
We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
23 min
April 10, 2023 Where Are You Missing the Mark?
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Ila and Charles put the spotlight on how we can sometimes miss the mark in building trust by not knowing what really builds or damages it in the eyes of others. We can say and do things we believe are trustworthy when, in fact, they aren’t received that way. Ila and Charles offer a roadmap for paying attention in both small and big moments, so our trust-building efforts have the intended effect.
We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
27 min
March 27, 2023 When Trying to Build Trust Can Damage It - Part 2
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The richness of the trust framework is such that Charles and Ila continued their last conversation (Episode 42) about how focusing on one trust domain at the exclusion of others can unintentionally create distrust. In this episode, they look at more ways using the trust framework can help you build stronger, more trusting relationships on purpose.

We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
25 min
March 13, 2023 When Trying to Build Trust Can Damage It
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The Trust Framework that Charles and Ila use to talk about how to build, maintain, and rebuild trust has within it 4 domains. Like most things in life, these things are sometimes in conflict, or at least competition, with one another. There was so much to talk about the reality of COMPETING DOMAINS that we split it into 2 parts. In this first episode, Charles and Ila discuss what happens when we forgo critical activities in favour of others, how this can damage trust (and put reaching your goals at risk), and how we can slow down to live and work more intentionally.

We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
29 min
February 27, 2023 Trust and Layoffs
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Is it possible to maintain trust during layoffs? Ila and Charles believe so - in fact, they believe trust can even be increased during difficult times if leaders are intentional about how they talk about what is happening and allow for the humanity of the situation to have a voice.

We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
30 min
February 13, 2023 When People Pleasing Damages Trust
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Those who have a tendency to “people please,” or help, fix, or say yes to every request, do so for a myriad of reasons, mostly very well-intentioned. But jumping into fixing something or over-committing to requests in order to please others can cause hard feelings, overwhelm, and ultimately trust breakdowns. Ila and Charles unpack how behaviours that many of us have, on the surface, seem generous and selfless, can actually have negative effects.
We want to thank the team that continues to support us in producing, editing and sharing our work. Jonah Smith for the heartfelt intro music you hear at the beginning of each podcast. We LOVE it. Hillary Rideout for writing descriptions, designing covers and helping us share our work on social media. Chad Penner for his superpower editing work to take our recordings from bumpy and glitchy to smooth and easy to listen to episodes for you to enjoy. From our hearts, we are so thankful for this team and the support they provide us.
28 min

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Are you intentional about building, maintaining or repairing trust with the people in your life? Most of us aren’t, and sometimes important relationships suffer as a result. So much of what is…