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A Hero Can be Anyone

September 22, 2020 by Lea Brovedani

Is there anyone left in the world to trust? How will you know them? Talk is cheap, so you will know whom to trust from their deeds. In leaders, it has to be more than 15 seconds of sound bites and a few moments of media opps. I look for my 5 Tenets of Trust … Read more

Is Your Anger Getting in the Way of Being Trusted?

May 19, 2020 by Lea Brovedani

“A wise parent understands the confusion of an angry child.” – James Baraz from Awakening Joy – How many of you are feeling there is more trust in the world than there ever was before? Come on. Show of hands. Anyone? I didn’t think so. Trust has taken a nosedive. Right now I think we … Read more

Lights, Camera, Action and Trust

April 21, 2020 by Lea Brovedani

My good friend Dean Goodine is a Property Master for Hollywood movies and television shows. From the start of his career, when he worked on small budget TV shows, to working on blockbuster academy award-winning movies with major Hollywood stars, Dean has seen it all. I asked Dean if he would share a story from … Read more

Sometimes Trust Sucks!

February 25, 2020January 28, 2020 by Lea Brovedani

Have you ever given your word to someone and then not delivered? I’ve missed deadlines lately and, for “The Trust Architect” who knows that trust can be lost with small promises that are not kept, I am feeling beyond anxious. I have a million excuses but even to my own ears, they sound a little … Read more

Don’t Blow Up – How to Keep New Workers Safe

February 25, 2020November 19, 2019 by Lea Brovedani

His shirt was neatly pressed and he stood up when I walked into the interview room. He ran his clammy hands on his trousers before extending one to shake my hand. I would be interviewing this 19-year-old young man for a position with a telecommunication company, and in a region that had high unemployment, this was … Read more

Knowing & Doing

July 25, 2019 by Lea Brovedani

When I was an HR manager, we did competency-based interviews. We wanted examples from people who could show us they could do what they said they could do. This was the first step in finding the right people for the job. Questions were used to find out how they used specific skills and how they approached problems, tasks or challenges…

Referrals – What you absolutely need to know!

July 17, 2018 by Lea Brovedani

They received a huge stack of speaker applications but when my friend Paula Morand gave the event organizer a call and gave me a glowing recommendation it made all the difference to the people deciding who to hire. I got the keynote and the opportunity to spread my message of trust to a new audience. Paula knows the organization and is well respected by the people in power. She’s seen me present. She knows what I talk about and her referrals are golden. It’s gone both ways. I’ve referred people to Paula and have called and tipped the scale on the plus side for Paula when a colleague who was vacillating on using her services. I have a great deal of respect for Paula and I know she feels the same.

It got me thinking. What do you absolutely need to know to give a good referral? What must you do to get a referral?

Yoga, Trust and the Art of Life

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 by Lea Brovedani

Did you know that I lived in India for a year from 2011 to 2012? Ric was on an assignment that was supposed to last 3 years which unfortunately was shortened to one year but oh my, what a year. I love India! It was a year where I got to write, speak in exotic … Read more

Withstanding the Storms of Life

January 3, 2018February 21, 2017 by Lea Brovedani

After I spoke at Harvard at the Conference on Emotional Intelligence, Wendy Wu, Founder of Six Seconds China and CEO and Founder of Wonder Tech, asked if she could interview me about sustainable happiness. At one point in the interview we talked about families, and she asked me what I want for my children. I … Read more

Trust in the Time of Trump

January 3, 2018November 23, 2016 by Lea Brovedani

Donald Trump Giving Peace Hand Sign from a Stage

This is neither a rant against Trump nor is it a pro-Trump article. As a trusted expert, I want to understand why he was trusted with the highest office in the most powerful nation on earth. This is my perspective of why people voted for him. If you have been following my articles, you know … Read more

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