Trust is (the) Work
We get asked often about what makes a truly great place to work. We have a long answer and a short answer. The latter is trust.
In our experience, trust in leadership is the backbone of what matters for employees. It’s what allows people to speak honestly, take meaningful risks, and stay engaged for the long haul.
The best organizations we’ve worked with don’t get there by chance. They’re led by people who listen before they act. Who communicate with clarity and consistency. Who create space for autonomy, not just compliance.
Trust shows up in the little moments — when an employee speaks up without fear, when a leader says “I’ve got your back,” and follows through.
If you're leading a team, building a business, or shaping a culture: trust is the work.
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Culture Edit Podcast
Ep. 086 – Crit Racing, Kit Design, and Appritivo!
In this week’s one-on-one, Nikki and Chad provide updates on a very busy week. MG won a criterium after having a bad day, what others don’t see makes success, what the pressure to perform means, how if you want to be successful, it’s a lot of work, that anonymous cycling memes are for cowards and hot take: World Tour pro cycling if boring thanks to the “Big Two.” Also, we go deep on our kit design process, creative collaboration, Tachyon Surge, logo placement strategy, how logos and design fit on a female body, its fashion design, basically. Chad slipped a disc!, Basso Palta gravel bike is the best ever, a doctor’s recommendation to just give up cycling, getting racked like medieval times, the disappointment of an injury before a big event (the Traka), more about being your biggest health advocate, The Pitt is great except the operate without masks on, our Aperitivo party at The Studio, what’s better than a Pisan at the door, Peta Mullins dominating the ATLPTN, and our big Athens Twilight Criterium plans. Whew, it’s a hard-hitting one-on-one TBH.