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As the year draws to a close, we at TrustWorki extend our heartfelt thanks for your unwavering support. Your trust and collaboration have been the cornerstone of our success. Together, we've made significant strides in building workplace cultures where trust is the foundation, and everyone can thrive. We believe that by fostering environments of respect, inclusivity, and mutual trust, we can create workplaces that not only succeed but also inspire. Your commitment and belief in our mission have been truly inspiring, and for that, we are deeply grateful. Looking ahead to 2025, we are excited about the continued opportunities to work together and drive meaningful change in the world of work. Let’s be the change we want to see—creating spaces where every individual can flourish. With gratitude and best wishes for the holiday season 💚 The TrustWorki Team #TrustWorki #timeout #restoration #sustainabilitymatters #holidays #takeabreak

Between 2020 and 2022, 51% of Iceland’s workers accepted an offer of shorter hours – such as a 4-day week – for no loss of pay. Guess what happened for this Nordic nation of 380,000 in moving to this new way of working? 🌱 Iceland's economy grew by 5% last year, significantly outperforming other European nations. ♻️ Research shows that this shift in Iceland has had a positive impact on work-life balance and personal stress. 🎯 Productivity in most cases remained the same or even increased 😀 Staff well-being increased 'dramatically' Other countries and companies have trialled the 4day work week to positive results: ✅ Valencia, Spain in 2023 found improvements in stress, air pollution and the well-being of children ✅ Microsoft Japan in 2019, piloted the shorter week and saw a 40% increase in productivity! These aren't the only changes. Check out the World Economic Forum video via our TrustWorki blog (in the comments) for more details about the benefits of reduced working hours! Analytical thinking and creative thinking are going to be the most sought after workplace skills among employers, followed by resilience, motivation and curiosity. All qualities cultivated within happier human powered workplaces with thriving cultures underpinned with psychological safety and trust. Want increased productivity, healthier employee engagement? Maybe it's time to think outside the box? Talk to us at #TrustWorki for ways to more deeply tune into the sentiment of your workforce through our innovative Psychological Safety Pulse tool - hear what employees are really saying, feeling, thinking! Reach out to learn more, email us at hello@trustworki.com #employeeengagement #employeesentiment #employeevoice #fourdayweek #4dayweek #Iceland #workplace #culture #wellbeing #sustainablework #sustainability

"The more diverse perspectives we engage, the more creative and effective our solutions become. It's about leaning into experimentation, embracing uncertainty, and creating a culture where it's ok to make mistakes as part of the learning process" - Dr Lollie Mancey 'Tech Trends: The Future of Work & Workplace Experience' event #techBREK What a line-up of speakers, a brain-tingling keynote from Dr Lollie Mancey along with super discussion with Lollie & panellists Olivia Leonard, #Mastercard; John Durcan, IDA Ireland; Carmel Somers, Carmel Somers Consulting Limited (CSCL); facilitated by Jenny Darmody, Editor Silicon Republic. Highlights of Future of Work & Workplace Experience: 🪄 Reskilling to future proof people and organisations - growth mindset is key! Yes to continuous learning but giving space to your people to practice skills in real life. 🧠 Diversity of thought critical for innovation. It’s the driver of innovation.  Diverse teams outperform homogeneous ones when it comes to creativity and problem-solving! 🎯 Targeted human interventions that harness the purpose motivators of the individual - inclusive leadership crucial, meet employees where they're at. 🗝️ KEY - Ireland is so well placed to be a driver of #AIInnovation, #DigitalTransformation, #AI, #Innovation, #Tech - however all of this is only made possible through #humanpowered #workplaces so leading with empathy, inclusive leadership and placing your people at the heart of your culture remains key! The #TrustWorki team led by Rebecca Molloy MBA are advocates of high #trust workplaces underpinned with #psychologicalsafety, our pilot platform can support progressive organisations with real-time, focussed insights to enable targeted interventions to enhance joyful employee engagement - talk to us today to learn more! ☎️ hello@trustworki.com Thanks to our wonderful host Sabrina Staunton in the beautiful Mastercard offices, in partnership with Raymond Lonergan, Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet. Also lovely to see Annie Chow, Louise O'Conor, Magda T., Grace Aungier, Jennifer Cox on the day too. #hightrustworkplace #trust #employeeengagement #culture #thriving #leadership #futureofwork #keynote

Delighted to share that our own Rebecca Molloy MBA has joined WITS Ireland (Women in Technology and Science) board. Led by the powerhouse that is Chair Jean O'Donnell and Deputy Chair Martina Campbell, along with a highly talented group Marine L'Hermitte, Claire O'Connor, Olivia Sheehan, Mellissa Keating, Egle Venclovas, Dr Jennifer Keenahan, Gavin 🦊 Fox and fellow new board members Rochelle Carvalho, Aisling Cronin & Cliona Burke - what a leadership bench, excited to see the next stages this group leads WITS onto. WITS connects, advocates for, and promotes the role of women in STEM, providing a network through which we drive change and foster inclusion. The primary goal of WITS aims to attract & retain more women to STEM careers, championing the importance of greater diversity in STEM. #womeninstem #STEM #womeninscience #womenintechnology #womeninleadership #morewomen #genderbalance

What are key characteristics of a successful leader? How many of these 8 essential traits do you demonstrate? Brilliant leadership in the workplace matters as it sets the tone for productivity, morale, and overall success. Effective leaders inspire and motivate their teams, foster a positive work environment, ensure clear communication, and drive innovation. They help employees grow and develop, resulting in a thriving, dynamic organisation. Leaders that cultivate trust and psychological safety within their teams and relationships are creating space for brilliant outcomes whilst also empowering employees, accelerating engagement, increasing job satisfaction and enabling higher performance. Learn more about key traits for successful leadership in our article here: https://lnkd.in/enTkwhjk Rebecca Knight outlines eight key traits that define successful leaders in her insightful HBR article, read in full here: https://lnkd.in/dKWF2fts Want to learn more? Reach out for a chat to hello@trustworki.com Lastly, a learning orientation keeps leaders focused on growth and development, both for themselves and their teams, ensuring they stay ahead in an ever-evolving landscape. Combining these qualities, leaders can inspire and drive their organisations to sustained success and meaningful impact. #TrustWorki #Trust #hightrust #workplaceculture #psychologicalsafety #leadership #inclusiveleadership #success #employeeengagement #brilliantcultures #becausetrustworks #bebrilliant #trustworks #sparkbrilliance

Failure is not binary, it's on a spectrum. Thriving cultures of psychological safety can optimise failing the right kind of way. Psychological safety enables employees and teams to share ideas without fear of ridicule, fostering open communication and creativity. Embracing the right kind of failure encourages intelligent risk-taking and learning from mistakes, essential components for innovation. Creating an environment where failure is not stigmatized but rather seen as a stepping stone to success is crucial. This involves setting up processes that allow for safe experimentation and learning from mistakes. By doing so, organisations can innovate more effectively and adapt to changing market conditions. Here are five key points from Gartner's perspective on treating failure as an opportunity: 🎉 Opportunity in Failure: Failure should be viewed as a chance to learn and innovate, rather than just a setback. This mindset can drive continuous improvement and growth. 🎉 Lack of Systems: Most organisations lack the necessary systems to effectively exploit the opportunities that failure presents. Implementing structured approaches can help harness these opportunities. 🎉 Project Management Structures: Strategy leaders should develop robust project management frameworks that can accommodate and learn from failures. This includes setting clear goals, monitoring progress, and adjusting strategies as needed. 🎉 Culture of Risk-Taking: Promoting a culture that encourages calculated risk-taking is essential. This involves creating an environment where employees feel safe to experiment and fail without fear of severe repercussions. 🎉 Innovation and Growth: Treating failure as a necessary part of the innovation process can lead to significant advancements and competitive advantages. Embracing failure can foster a more dynamic and resilient organisation. Read more from our full article here: https://lnkd.in/dJsgt5eF If you’d like to learn more about psychological safety in the workplace and creating thriving cultures of innovation, reach out to the team at TrustWorki, we’d love to hear from you. ⏰ We're also looking for early adopter customers to test the 1st stage of our beta / MVP, if you'd like to pilot our PSP - Psychological Safety Pulse - Employee Sentiment platform, we'd love to hear from you. Reach us at hello@trustworki.com

You can spend millions on firewalls, cybersecurity programmes and controls yet your people still remain your 1st line of defence and your weakest link - a reoccurring theme at the Cyber Security Summit. #TrustWorki's Rebecca Molloy MBA was delighted to be invited to attend the #cybersummit24 yesterday in Croke Park to hear from a host of security experts, researchers and trailblazers, yet all roads return to people and the human element of #cybersecurity. At TrustWorki we're keen advocates for #workplace #trust and #psychologicalsafety, we were reminded again at the #cybersecurityireland summit that culture both unlocks performance and engagement in your people but also it's a key part of your cybersecurity - does your organisation foster 'speaking up' in the workplace? What if human error occurs and your cyber security controls are breached - would your employee's feel safe to speak up? Workplace cultures of high trust and psychological safety underpin risks being flagged timely and openly. This was very much discussed in the Stream two panel, which focused on the human factor in cyber security: "The Weakest Link: Human Factor in Cybersecurity – How to Empower Users to Be Defenders", facilitated by the fabulous Jennifer Cox of Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS). In Stream one panel, we heard from Hazel Murray who shared actionable initiatives SME's and start-ups can implement in cyber security on a small budget - simply have processes and policies in place, what SLA's do you have with tech partners if outsourced for response times if breached, have you talked with your people - simple but effective. Super conference and so many insights to take away including from James Louttit reminding us of the workplace challenges of the HiPPO (highest paid persons opinion) in suppressing employee voice, again touching on importance of building a culture of speaking up and inclusion. Gabriel Conway CISA, CDPSE, CSX(F), ITIL, who also referenced his decades of experience in ICT cyber security found typically most security problems were human problems even if well intentioned. Great to catch up with Annie Chow, CWiT Ireland (Connecting Women in Technology), Karl Kilmurray and hear from so many great speakers such as Dr Louise O Hagan, Jess Kelly, Mary Cleary FICS Dip IoD, Jane O'Connor and more. #CyberSecurity #CyberDefenders #employeeengagement #speakupatwork #workplace #culture #employees #humanengagement #highperformance #teamperformance

Does employee engagement pay off? Yes – higher productivity, better-quality products and increased profitability (Gallup). In a nutshell, clearly and transparently set strategic direction, give your talented people the tools they need to get the work done, then simply get out of the way. Sounds easy, yet employee engagement globally is at an all-time low, two years running, according to Gallup. What can you do about it, as a leader or an Organisation? How about building trust into the foundations of your organisational culture and human connections; here’s the science behind it and some behaviours to build into your leadership toolkit to enhance engagement in your teams. 🔭 The neuroscience of trust: In his Harvard Business Review article ‘The Neuroscience of trust’ research by Paul J. Zak reveals how trust is not just a social construct but a biological imperative; he also highlights the role of oxytocin, a brain chemical that fosters collaboration and teamwork. By measuring oxytocin levels in various situations, firstly in laboratory setting then in the workplace, Zak identified eight key management behaviours that can build a culture of trust in the workplace. 💥 8 Key Leadership behaviours to build trust: 1️⃣ Recognise excellence: Acknowledge and celebrate achievements 2️⃣ Induce “challenge stress”: Encourage employees to tackle challenging tasks 3️⃣ Give discretion: Allow autonomy in how tasks are performed 4️⃣ Enable job crafting: Let employees shape their roles 5️⃣ Share information broadly: Promote transparency 6️⃣ Intentionally build relationships: Foster connections among team members 7️⃣ Facilitate whole-person growth: Support personal and professional development 8️⃣ Show vulnerability: Leaders should be open and authentic These behaviours stimulate oxytocin production, enhancing trust and engagement. By treating employees like responsible adults and providing the right environment, managers can create a happier, more loyal, and productive workforce. This approach not only boosts morale but also drives better performance and innovation. Who doesn’t want this level of trust, happiness, engagement and increased positive business outcomes in the workplace? #trustmatters Read more from TrustWorki here https://lnkd.in/eN9ykRTS #Neuroscience #Trust #Leadership #EmployeeEngagement #WorkplaceCulture #psychologicalsafety #trustworki #performance #teamperformance #culture #hightrustworkplace #hightrust

Failure is often perceived negatively; however, it is a powerful catalyst for growth when it comes to professional development at work. Embracing failure can lead to significant improvements in skills, resilience, and overall performance. 🔆 Failure provides invaluable learning opportunities. When we fail, we are forced to analyse what went wrong and why. This helps us identify our areas for improvement. By understanding our mistakes, we can develop strategies to avoid them in the future, thereby enhancing our problem-solving abilities. 🔆 Experiencing failure builds resilience. The workplace is full of challenges and setbacks. Learning to cope with failure and bounce back stronger prepares us for future obstacles. This resilience not only boosts our confidence but also fosters a growth mindset, where we view challenges as opportunities rather than threats. 🔆 Failure encourages innovation. When we are not afraid to fail, we are more likely to take risks and think creatively, also building psychological safety with our team. This willingness to experiment can lead to groundbreaking ideas and solutions that might not have emerged in a risk-averse environment. Failure is not the end but a stepping stone towards personal and professional growth. By embracing failure, we can learn, adapt, and ultimately succeed in our careers. So, the next time you face a setback, remember that it is an essential part of your journey towards personal development. A great read is Amy Edmondson's book "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well", which highlights the importance of distinguishing between different types of failures and leveraging them for success. Edmondson categorises failures into three types: 🌈 Basic failures are simple mistakes that occur due to lack of knowledge or attention 🌈 Complex failures arise in complicated systems where multiple factors interact unpredictably 🌈 Intelligent failures, however, are the most valuable. These occur when we take calculated risks and experiment with new ideas, leading to unexpected outcomes that provide valuable insights To harness the power of intelligent failure, organisations and individuals must foster a culture of psychological safety where team members feel comfortable taking risks and sharing their mistakes without fear of blame. This environment encourages learning and continuous improvement, turning failures into stepping stones for success. The right kind of wrong is not about avoiding failure but about failing wisely. By embracing intelligent failures, we can unlock new possibilities, drive innovation, and ultimately achieve greater success. Let's shift our perspective on failure and see it as a vital part of the path to success. Read more from TrustWorki: https://lnkd.in/epabD3jd #TrustWorki #Trust #PsychologicalSafety #Learninganddevelopment #workplaceculture #growthmindset #failure #resilience #teamperformance

The Importance of Trust in Leadership? Potent team dynamics, persuasive communications and unlocking performance, trust is a cornerstone of effective leadership in the workplace for these reasons and more: 🔅 Fosters Collaboration and Teamwork: When team members trust their leader, they are more likely to collaborate openly and share ideas, leading to better teamwork and innovation. 🔅 Enhances Communication: Trust encourages open and honest communication. Employees feel safe to express their thoughts and concerns, which can lead to more effective problem-solving and decision-making. 🔅 Builds a Positive Work Environment: A trustworthy leader creates a supportive and positive work culture. This can reduce stress and hostility, making the workplace more enjoyable and productive. 🔅 Increases Loyalty and Retention: Employees are more likely to stay with a company where they trust their leaders. This loyalty can reduce turnover rates and help retain valuable talent. 🔅 Facilitates Change Management: Trust helps in overcoming resistance to change. When employees trust their leaders, they are more likely to support and adapt to organisational changes. 🔅 Boosts Morale and Engagement: Trustworthy leaders can significantly boost employee morale and engagement, leading to higher productivity and job satisfaction. Building and maintaining trust requires consistency, transparency, and accountability. Leaders who lead by example and communicate openly are more likely to earn and keep the trust of their teams. Tips to build trust in your leadership? In the article “Begin with Trust” by Frances Frei & Anne Morriss, in the Harvard Business Review, emphasize that trust is the foundation of effective leadership. The authors identify three key drivers of trust: ✅ Authenticity: Being genuine and true to oneself. ✅ Logic: Demonstrating sound reasoning and judgment. ✅ Empathy: Showing care and understanding towards others. The authors explain that when trust is lost, it can usually be traced back to a breakdown in one of these areas. Leaders are encouraged to identify their weaknesses in these dimensions and work on improving them to become genuinely empowering leaders! Read the full HBR article here: https://lnkd.in/e_8wvY4 Photo credit: Holly Andres Read more from TrustWorki: https://lnkd.in/e4Ygybb5 #TrustWorki #Trust #hightrust #workplaceculture #psychologicalsafety #leadership #inclusiveleadership