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𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭.

Most leaders don't realize this.
They think trust is built in meetings, retreats, and "culture initiatives."
It's not.

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, in how you respond when someone makes a mistake, how you communicate when there's uncertainty, how you show up when the pressure is on.

The problem: 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧.
Your team experiences your leadership as a series of signals. Those signals compound into a narrative. That narrative becomes culture.

The Loden Trust Index measures those signals.
In 10 minutes, you'll understand:
→ Which of your leadership behaviors is generating the most trust
→ Which pillar is weakest in your decision pattern
→ Where your team is experiencing misalignment
→ What to do about it

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.

𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞.

𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 → https://go.lodenleadership.com/The_Loden_Trust_Index

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.

📖 The pre-order for '𝐵𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐼𝑡 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑠' is now open.

This moment represents more than a release milestone. It reflects years of leadership experience, coaching conversations, and organizational insight being shaped into a framework leaders can use inside real teams and real situations. One idea that runs through the book is especially important. People pay close attention to what leaders prioritize when pressure increases. Not only in major decisions, but in everyday consistency around communication, follow-through, and behavior over time. Those signals often shape trust more than leaders initially realize.

I’m grateful to see this work reach leaders who are committed to building stronger teams and healthier organizations.

If you’d like to explore the thinking behind it, you can read the full article here. 👇

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
Leaders don't lack integrity. They lack visibility.

You assume trust. You don't measure it.
That assumption creates drift. Small decisions compound. Patterns emerge. And six months later, your best people are interviewing elsewhere, not because you're a bad leader, but because the signal got mixed.

The Loden Trust Index closes that gap in 10 minutes.
You'll see:

→ Your actual trust baseline (not your perception of it)

→ Which of the seven pillars is your competitive edge

→ Which one is silently eroding credibility

→ What your team is really experiencing
Measurement changes behavior. Visibility changes culture.

Know your baseline.

Take the Assessment → 10 minutes to clarity.

https://go.lodenleadership.com/The_Loden_Trust_Index

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞.

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭.

They don't measure it.

The Loden Trust Index changes that.
In 10 minutes, you'll discover:
✓ Your overall trust score (0–100)
✓ Which of the seven pillars is your strongest asset
✓ Which pillar is costing you credibility right now
✓ What your team is actually experiencing beneath the surface
Trust isn't built on intention. It's built on pattern—on the small, repeated decisions that either reinforce confidence or erode it.
This assessment measures the behaviors that matter.

Take the Assessment → 10 minutes to clarity.

https://go.lodenleadership.com/The_Loden_Trust_Index

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲.

🙌 Leadership development is often associated with solving problems, improving performance, or navigating challenges.

While those areas matter, leadership also involves something deeper: understanding how to guide, support, and serve others with purpose over time. That perspective played an important role in shaping Before It Breaks. The book explores leadership through the lens of trust, communication, and the everyday behaviors that influence how teams experience leadership in practice. It is always meaningful to see readers connect with those ideas and reflect on how they apply within their own leadership journey. I’m grateful for the thoughtful feedback and perspectives shared by leaders from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

I appreciate Dr. Will Darter for engaging with the book and sharing such a meaningful perspective.

📚 One of the most rewarding parts of writing '𝐵𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐼𝑡 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑠' has been seeing how leaders from different industries connect with the same underlying challenge: trust.

Regardless of the organization, role, or team structure, trust influences how people communicate, collaborate, make decisions, and respond to change. Yet many leadership challenges are addressed at the surface level while the trust dynamics underneath remain unexplored. '𝐵𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐼𝑡 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑠' was written to help leaders recognize those patterns earlier and approach them with greater intention.

My hope is that the book encourages leaders to look beyond immediate problems and consider the leadership behaviors that shape trust over time.

You can learn more about the book and pre-order your copy here.
👉 https://go.lodenleadership.com/Before_It_Breaks_Pre-Order

🤝 Care is one of the most misunderstood pillars in leadership. It is often associated with warmth, approachability, and making work feel comfortable for the people on a team.

While those elements matter, they do not fully define what care requires in a leadership role. In practice, care is revealed in how leaders think about long-term growth. It shows up in the willingness to give honest feedback, maintain clear expectations, and hold steady standards even when it would be easier to avoid discomfort in the moment. The challenge for many leaders is not whether they care, but how that care is expressed. Choosing comfort in the short term can feel supportive, but it often delays the conversations and decisions that support development over time.

The leaders who build strong trust tend to make a clear distinction between helping people feel comfortable and helping people grow. Their teams understand that feedback and expectations are guided by investment in their development, not avoidance of difficulty.

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