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Hey friend, Will and I have set the intention to get better at unpacking the ideas in our head to share them freely with you. We want to see more meaningful conversations in your world. More engagement in your meetings and gatherings. And more psychological safety...

The following writeup was inspired by a recent conversation I had with a university client. I'm currently working with her institution through our Relationships through Retention program which is designed to increase student retention by building a culture of...

In order to reduce the "time to trust," I believe that we often need to increase the "cadence of connection." Below I unpack a bit more on how to make that happen. If you were to chunk out your relationships into moments, into moments of connection, how many moments...

We simply cannot keep Lori Saitz to ourselves. Lori is a phenomenal human being who professionally works with other quiet people to help them move past their fear of networking so they can find success in their business lives. Since her core expertise is meaningful...

Chad Littlefield was recently featured in Forbes by Kathy Caprino, senior contributor. Kathy connected with Chad while first interviewing him on her podcast, Finding Brave. Catch the episode below to hear their conversation about how to ask questions to build trust...

Recently, I received the email below from a leader and I thought sharing this along with my response would be useful for others trying to merge two teams and blend two pre-existing groups to form one team. Or one "we." Hi Chad,   Reaching out because I purchased...

Below is a transcript of a dialogue that Will and I had with 800 leaders at Conscious Capitalism in Dallas earlier this year. From the very stage pictured above. We are sharing the transcript as well as the full video below in hopes that it gives you access to an...

We simply cannot keep Lori Saitz to ourselves. Lori is a phenomenal human being who professionally works with other quiet people to help them move past their fear of networking so they can find success in their business lives. Since her core expertise is meaningful...

Recently, I’ve become crystal clear as to why I am on this planet. I am here to "gently eradicate small talk." Nearly everyone hates it, it rarely helps us build trust, and—at work—it costs organizations a lot of money! Below is a transcript from my original TEDx talk...

This interview was originally posted in VoyageATL, and I thought it was worth reposting as many people ask me, "how in the world did you get into this work around building trust and connection?"  Chad, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you...

Too many virtual meetings are broken. Need some virtual meeting ideas? Whether you are in a remote team or just meeting with clients once a month over Zoom, Google Hangouts, or phone, collaborating through pixels can be tough! According to Gallup’s State of the...

Hey friend, Will and I have set the intention to get better at unpacking the ideas in our head to share them freely with you. We want to see more meaningful conversations in your world. More engagement in your meetings and gatherings. And more psychological safety...