Building Trusting Teams: An Administrator’s Guide to Creating a Courageous Culture

This workshop empowers educators to create resilient, collaborative school communities rooted in trust, empathy, and shared values. Participants explore the characteristics of high-trust teams and examine how personal values and mindset influence professional relationships. Through reflection activities, discussions, and practical strategies, educators learn how to lead with authenticity, foster meaningful connections, and build team resilience. The workshop emphasizes the importance of curiosity, vulnerability, and communication in developing a courageous school culture.

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• Low trust within teams leading to poor morale, reduced productivity, and high turnover
  
  
• Lack of shared purpose and misalignment on team values
  
  
• Difficulty navigating conflict and engaging in authentic conversations

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• Values-Driven Mindset Development
  Participants will identify their core values, align behaviors to those values, and craft a personal mission statement, strengthening their clarity and purpose as educators.
  
• Strategies for Building Connection and Empathy
  Attendees will learn how to foster authentic relationships through brave conversations rooted in empathy, curiosity, and vulnerability.‍
• Practical Tools for Cultivating Team Resilience and Trust
  Educators will gain actionable methods to build trust incrementally, facilitate healthy conflict, and co-create a collaborative and courageous team culture.