Thank you for tuning in to my conversation with Fred on The Leadership Code. If you’re here, you’re likely thinking about trust differently now—not as a “nice to have,” but as strategic infrastructure that directly impacts your retention, reputation, and revenue.
Our 2025 Trust Research revealed something powerful: when disruption is handled well, employee trust not only recovers but also exceeds baseline levels. We call this the trust dividend. But when disruption is mishandled, trust collapses fast, especially at the manager level, where it matters most. That 51-point performance gap between high-trust and low-trust organizations? It shows up in every metric executives care about.
The research proves what many of us have long intuited: trust isn’t something to be taken lightly. It’s the difference between organizations that snap under pressure and those that stretch and rebound stronger.
How SparkEffect Can Help
At SparkEffect, we don’t just study trust—we help you build it into your operating system. Through executive coaching, leadership development, outplacement, and CEO/board governance work, we equip leaders to handle disruption with clarity, fairness, and care. We’ve translated our research into practical tools, including Trust Dashboards, manager enablement kits, assessments, and actionable steps, that make trust measurable and manageable.
Whether you’re navigating a restructure, investing in leaders, or orchestrating a cultural shift, we partner with you to turn trust from aspiration into strategic advantage.
This research report reveals how trust has become a measurable business asset—showing how leaders can turn disruption into a competitive advantage by strengthening retention, reputation, and revenue. Download here!
A practical handbook that equips leaders with everyday tools, frameworks, and rituals to consistently build clarity, fairness, and care—turning trust from an abstract value into daily practice. Download here!
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