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A new year! Big resolutions, big changes… and big mistakes.

January 13, 2021

This post was originally published as a newsletter to fans of Trustworthy. Not on the list? Sign up now! New year means new changes, right? Here's what you should know about building trust—and it’s a key lesson from Trustworthy: Change …

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Filed Under: communication, content strategy, design, Trustworthy Tagged With: consistency, Trustworthy, voice

Teaching amid the revolution

January 8, 2021

I can’t imagine being a history teacher right now. If the news is the first draft of history, how do you begin to wrangle and interpret the news of the past few days? How do you teach it? My challenge as a teacher is different. For the past four …

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Filed Under: communication, community, content strategy, trust, Trustworthy Tagged With: content strategy, teaching, Trustworthy

At long last: the Trustworthy cover reveal!

October 6, 2020

This post was originally published as a newsletter to fans of Trustworthy. Not on the list? Sign up now!   It's time to trust your audience to help them trust you If you need to convey technical information, public health guidance, or …

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Filed Under: trust, Trustworthy Tagged With: book news, trust, Trustworthy

Disclosure and transparency driving at GM

May 13, 2020

General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra tours the GM Warren, Michigan facility on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (Photo by John F. Martin for General Motors) Today in trust and vulnerability as a strength: automotive edition! In its earnings call on …

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  • Cool, because indulgences always work out well. https://t.co/J9RqyjLS4x January 17, 2021 8:10 pm
  • Change doesn't breed trust. Consistency does. Amid a coup and pandemic, your brand should pump the brakes… and s… https://t.co/Hwvv7GwA9T January 15, 2021 5:20 pm
  • The enemy of my enemy is… an equally unprincipled Machiavellian opportunist, but go on https://t.co/EmbSI3ltge January 15, 2021 2:43 pm
  • Maybe rather than comparing events to 1984, we’d do well to read Fahrenheit 451. Your move, Montag. https://t.co/v45vUCuKeo January 14, 2021 9:39 pm
  • I know what you're wondering and YES: the Confab Pet Show is BACK! Mark your calendar, grab your ticket, and star… https://t.co/Dm6eiLPULn January 14, 2021 8:42 pm
  • Should businesses be speaking out on the coup? The question isn’t of messaging but of action. Airbnb’s actions sp… https://t.co/BSHyfwJHzf January 14, 2021 12:52 am
  • If not now, when? January 13, 2021 8:24 pm
  • Only two types of people want unity with fascists: fools and other fascists. January 13, 2021 7:37 pm
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