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Why you should mask less
If you’re neurodivergent, female, BIPOC or a combination thereof, it’s likely you expend a lot of energy keeping up a mask that assures...

Katie Whittier
Feb 29, 20244 min read
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What if you were in charge?
What would be different about how the world works if you had the power to design it from scratch? What would symbolize success in your...

Katie Whittier
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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Do you feel safe enough to trust yourself?
Life isn’t meant to be easy, but what if you could experience more ease even in the tough moments? What if you felt energized by...

Katie Whittier
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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When "dreaming it" isn't enough
We’ve all heard the old saying, “If you can dream it, you can be it,” and I really wish I could tell you it’s true. Fundamentally, it is....

Katie Whittier
Oct 19, 20233 min read
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How over-communicating helps autistics
(And allistics too) Last month, my husband and I celebrated our anniversary on Hawaii’s Big Island, one of our favorite spots on the...

Katie Whittier
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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I am autistic
I set out early this year to reposition my business around Trust. (You’ve witnessed some of that metamorphosis already.) I assumed that...

Katie Whittier
Jun 14, 20235 min read
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Narratives move people
Last week, I wrote about the power of narratives to drive understanding. But there’s more to the story: Narratives take your stakeholders...

Katie Whittier
Apr 19, 20233 min read
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Take us backstage
Want to help your audience trust you more? Show your process! Take your us behind the scenes to see how you operate, how you apply your...

Katie Whittier
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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Do you know how to define your values?
Values are all the rage. While values-centric consumerism has been around for decades, the pandemic accelerated the concept to a new...

Katie Whittier
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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Raise the Integrity
A month later, I’m still absorbing insights from the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer. I especially love how Dave Samson frames one way...

Katie Whittier
Feb 16, 20232 min read
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Demonstrate Humanity
For this, the final post in our trust recipe series, I get to practice what I preach and demonstrate some raw humanity: This post should...

Katie Whittier
Jan 5, 20233 min read
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Own Your Mistakes
Photo credit: https://unsplash.com/@brett_jordan Working in communications takes a good deal of courage. We publish things regularly for...

Katie Whittier
Dec 21, 20223 min read
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Follow Through and Follow Up
By the time we hit our teenage years, we’ve heard this simple definition for trust: Do what you say you’re going to do. And it’s true....

Katie Whittier
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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Make Information Easy to Find and Easy to Understand
The third ingredient in the trust recipe is actually two ingredients, but they’re so interdependent that it doesn’t seem right to break...

Katie Whittier
Dec 9, 20223 min read
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Communicate Often
Do you want build trust with a specific audience you’ve had trouble reaching? Do you need to recover from a breach in trust?...

Katie Whittier
Nov 29, 20223 min read
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Know What You’re About
Last week, we unveiled our recipe for building trust through communications in six steps. Be sure to check it out if you want a...

Katie Whittier
Nov 22, 20222 min read
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The Recipe for Trust
What an organization says about itself and what people believe about that organization are seldom one and the same. You don’t have to...

Katie Whittier
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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