ELE Group, LLC

Session Focus: When we think of trust and what it means, we quickly realize it encompasses many things. In leading remote teams, Trust can be more difficult to get correct.

This session provided invaluable insights into fostering trust and psychological safety, especially in today’s hybrid and remote work environments.
<blockquote>A standout moment came from <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/newton-moore">Newt Moore</a>, who remarked: “The behaviors you exhibit say more about trust than your words—cameras on or constant monitoring communicates distrust, even if unintended.”</blockquote>
This quote underscores a vital truth: trust is built through actions, not just policies or statements. For senior HR talent leaders, here are three key takeaways to consider:
<ol>
 	<li>Create a Culture of Psychological Safety
Empower employees to voice concerns, admit mistakes, and share ideas without fear of judgment. Psychological safety is the foundation for innovation and team cohesion.</li>
 	<li>Empower Autonomy and Flexibility
Focus on outcomes, not micromanagement. Trusting employees to own their work fosters creativity, enthusiasm, and productivity.</li>
 	<li>Model Trust and Emotional Intelligence
Leaders must lead by example—showing transparency, admitting vulnerabilities, and demonstrating genuine care for their teams. Emotional intelligence is a non-negotiable skill for driving trust.</li>
</ol>
HR leaders are uniquely positioned to drive these cultural shifts. As we navigate the future of work, the challenge lies in turning these insights into actionable strategies. How are you building trust and psychological safety in your teams? Let’s start the conversation.

Trust Equation for Leading Remote Teams

engagement &amp; culture

future of work

Engagement &amp; Culture

Leadership

people strategy

dirk.tussing

newton.moore

blended learning

jean.ryan

tomas.ramirez

learning design

deborah.lenchard

leadership development

talent development

jen.taylor

diversity &amp; inclusion

strategic alignment

employee engagement

psychological safety

trust

humane leadership

hybrid workplace

bill.ryan

erg-brg dei groups

organizational development

hybrid learning

ann.brownell

workplace culture

HR leadership

workplace innovation

team performance

remote leadership

Four years ago, I wrote CARE to Win with one mission — to help people-first leaders scale human-centered, high-performing teams through the simple, science-backed habits of Clarity, Autonomy, Relationships, and Equity.

A great deal has changed over the past four years. What began as a framework rooted in empathy, neuroscience, and lived leadership experience has evolved through thousands of hours in the field, where training, listening, failing, learning, and growing alongside leaders in organizations worldwide have taken place.

This revised edition of The CARE Equation brings those hard-earned insights to the forefront. It’s not just a refresh. It’s a reflection of what it takes to be an unforgettable leader in today’s increasingly complex workplace.

Since that first edition, CARE has grown far beyond a book:
✅ Registered Clarity, Autonomy, Relationships, and Equity® as a trademark.
✅ Built a full suite of leadership development programs grounded in CARE for all levels of leaders.
✅ Partnered with clients who’ve won Brandon Hall Awards, implementing CARE within their organizations.
✅ Created validated CARE Assessments with measurable ROI and real-world case studies.
✅ Earned major contracts with globally recognized brands, transforming their leaders and culture through CARE.
✅ Designed and delivered transformative keynotes that bring people-first leadership to life, building culture champions from the ground up.

We’ve learned a lot over the past four years, from the science of trust and psychological safety to the realities of leading in hybrid, high-change, tech-driven environments. Every one of those lessons is now woven into this revised edition, available globally for the first time.

CARE to Win delves deeply into the real work of leadership by focusing on what matters most, people.

💡 Manage your biases. Learn how to recognize and interrupt the invisible patterns that erode trust and limit performance. Better self-awareness = better leadership.
💡 Build psychological safety. Discover how to lead teams that speak up, challenge ideas, and thrive, even under pressure.
💡 Act on insight. Access simple, practical frameworks and real-world stories that make it easy to turn “aha” moments into daily leadership habits.

This isn’t theory, it’s what we’ve seen work in the trenches with leaders across industries and continents.

I couldn’t be prouder of what this movement has become, or more excited to share what’s next.

Care to Win: The 4 Leadership Habits to Build High-Performing Teams (Revised Edition)

alex.draper

angie.zeigler

Change Management

performance management

talent management

nancy.dome

servant leadership

employee experience

cultural transformation

CARE model

emotional intelligence

organizational culture

coaching and mentoring

HR Strategy

Strategic Leadership

Innovation Management

corporate values

Talent Retention

High Performing Teams

compassionate leadership

leadership habits

angela.howard

An organization's employees are its biggest competitive advantage. Performance gains can be achieved through cost saving, process improvement or technology adoption, but the biggest difference is made by people. This means that recruiting, engaging and retaining the very best talent has never been more important.

Crucially, these employees should be a diverse group of people with different approaches, skills and strengths in problem-solving and driving innovation. As well as focusing on gender, race, age and class, it is critical that businesses also develop a neurodiverse workforce if they are committed to outperforming the competition and achieving sustainable business growth.

Neurodiversity at Work is a practical guide that explains what neurodiversity is, why it's important and what the benefits are. It covers how to attract, recruit and engage neurodiverse talent and provides guidance on how to adapt HR policies, processes and workplaces to ensure that all employees, including the 2 in 10 employees in the UK who are neurodiverse, can reach their full potential.

Neurodiversity at Work is packed full of case studies from leading organizations like Microsoft who are already seeing the productivity, performance and financial benefits of neurodiversity in the workplace. Individuals in these companies are also experiencing benefits in their working environments. Also featured are interviews with prominent figures in the neurodiversity community and people who have successfully adapted their HR processes for neurodiversity, including members of the ND@IBM Program and the Head of People and Culture at Autotrader. With tips, advice, examples and 'how to' actions in every chapter, this is essential reading for every HR professional.

Neurodiversity at Work: Drive Innovation, Performance and Productivity with a Neurodiverse Workforce

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