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Ken Blanchard, Cynthia Olmstead and Martha Lawrence

TRUST WORKS!

Build unshakable relationships at work and in life using four simple trust-building principles.

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What Will You Learn?

Trust forms the foundation of all high-performing organizations – TRUST WORKS! reveals how to build and maintain workplace trust systematically.

This comprehensive organizational trust summary and key concepts reveal:

ABCD Model - Build trust through Able, Believable, Connected, Dependable behaviors
Trust Assessment - Measure current levels to identify gaps
Recovery Strategies - Rebuild trust after it's been broken
Cultural Integration - Embed trust-building into daily operations

What most summaries miss: Trust directly correlates with profitability, yet few organizations measure it.

Build trust with Click.Apply.Grow™: Assess team trust tomorrow. Practice ABCD behaviors. Track improvements. High-trust teams achieve 2.5x performance gains.

Trust first. Excel always.

About the Author

Ken Blanchard, Cynthia Olmstead, and Martha Lawrence are trust-building consultants and leadership advisors who equip organizations to succeed through collaboration and credibility.

Co-authors of “Trust Works!,” they’ve distilled decades of leadership experience into a simple ABCD Trust Model. Their work has been applied in corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies globally.

What sets them apart: They make trust actionable—turning a vague ideal into measurable behavior.

Organizations adopting their trust frameworks report higher employee engagement, reduced conflict, and stronger performance.

The trust strategists who show leaders how to earn—and keep—the trust that drives results.

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