Sensemaking is the process of understanding what is actually happening and what it means for how you should act. Not in theory. Not in hindsight. In real time.

It is the difference between having information and having clarity. Sensemaking helps you move from noise to pattern.

Holiday stress hits your team harder than you think. When leaders don’t step in to support rest and recharge, trust takes a hit—and so does workplace culture. In this post, you’ll learn how authentic care and empathy in leadership can ease holiday stress while deepening team trust and boosting employee well-being.

A snowstorm postponement turned into a real example of caring and careful leadership. Learn how small decisions build—or erode—relational trust and team resilience.

Reflections on the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer confirms something we’ve been seeing for a while now: trust continues to slip. The deeper story is where exactly it’s tanking and how it’s shaping people’s perceptions. Its hurting some more than others and is going to place a lot of pressure on businesses and organizations.

Understanding how transactional and relational trust work together allows HR to act strategically—protecting sensitive processes while nurturing the deeper, human connections that truly sustain a healthy workplace.

Belonging and inclusion are often discussed together in workplace culture and community development, but they have distinct impacts. While *inclusion* welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, *belonging* ensures they feel integral to the organization or community itself. Inclusion allows people to participate, but belonging enables them to thrive, fostering a deeper sense of connection and shared purpose 

In the context of building belonging, trust and community are pre-conditions. The community serves as both a place to belong and fosters places of belonging in the groups that you serve. High trust helps provide the psychological safety that lets us take the risk of being our whole selves and accepting others for everything that they are. 

This state is known as languishing: a sense of stagnation and a life lived in the space between joy and misery. Understanding this term can clarify our understanding of our emotions and help us find the most appropriate responses.