What if trust was never a soft skill, but the operating system your entire organization runs on?

In this episode, I sat down with Chris Taylor, Founder and CEO of Taylor’d Growth, author of The Corporate Cure, and an executive with more than thirty years of leadership behind him, to focus on the one thing we could not stop coming back to after our last conversation, building organizational trust. Chris explains why trust works like a muscle, why a poster on the wall and a few mentions in a meeting will never build it, and what he means when he tells every organization he works with to BROT, build relationships of trust.

We get into the personal trust equation from The Trusted Advisor and how Chris expanded it into an organizational trust equation, where clarity, consistency, and connection build trust while ego, politics, and fear tear it down. I share why team bowling nights have never felt like the answer for me as a D on the DISC, and the four hour flight that finally helped me see my colleagues as human. Chris walks through the cooking class where he mutes an ego driven leader, why a third party moderator changes everything, and why trust building cannot stop at the C-suite retreat when 90% of the organization is left out.

If your team says trust matters but nothing has changed, this conversation will show you where to start, whether you lead the whole company or one department. Ask yourself, are you building trust, or just sitting in the gym parking lot? Don’t miss the full episode of Confident Authority.

Key Points:

00:00 Introduction 01:14 Trust as your organization’s operating system 01:28 Why trust is a muscle, not a poster on the wall 03:09 Is team bowling really the path to trust? 03:44 The personal trust equation 05:47 Expanding personal trust into organizational trust 06:49 How ego, politics, and fear tear trust down 08:58 Seeing coworkers as human on a four-hour flight 11:04 The cooking class that muted an ego-driven leader 12:36 Why reflection is the biggest benefit of any trust experience 13:52 Why a third-party moderator matters

16:02 Why trust building cannot stop at the C-suite 17:47 Bringing the retreat back to every team

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Dani Cee is a Fractional Growth Executive and the Founder of Confident Authority™, a strategic marketing consulting firm. Through Dani’s trademarked Brand Identity System™, Confident Authority helps founders and small to mid-market business owners become the undeniable go-to authority in their industry while refining systems and processes for growth. While most agencies focus on executing marketing tactics like websites, ads, and social media, Confident Authority™ builds identity-based revenue generation systems that transform how leaders and their teams think, show up, and consistently attract aligned clients. This work isn’t just about short-term growth, it’s about creating a scalable foundation that evolves year after year. And even if you ever part ways, you walk away with a proven system that continues working long after the engagement ends. Dani designs systematic, identity-based transformation.

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Connect with Chris Taylor: Website: https://www.taylordgrowth.com/ LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/tophtaylor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tophtaylor/

Taylor’d Growth: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/taylor-d-growth

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The Corporate Cure:

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-corporate-cure-chris-taylor/1149909659?ean=9781968127473

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HGYSQY72?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback