Rachel Botsman
@rachelbotsman
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- Author, ‘Who Can You Trust?' - Rethinking the world through a trust lens - Join my newsletter community of 70k rethinkers! (Subscribe to Rethink below)
Oxford, England
Joined April 2009
It's been 10 years since I gave a @TEDTalks The most powerful lesson I've learned in public speaking: show up to GIVE. * Share your expertise, but don't seek approval * Share your stories, but don't look for validation * Share your passion, but don't perform for the applause
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My work is about bringing people together not driving them apart. That’s why today, I’m saying bye, bye X.
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Goodbye X, it’s time to part ways. I've loved connecting with all of you on X, but it's time for me to leave the platform. Come with me… Join my smart and curious community on Substack (Rethink with Rachel), or on Insta (@rachelbotsman)
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How do you repair trust when it breaks down? This is just one of the things I discuss with @adamgrant on the most recent episode of his podcast Re:Thinking:
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Trust isn’t something you ‘build’—it’s something others choose to give you. On the Creator Science podcast, I explore how integrity and alignment are the compass for creators to earn and sustain trust. Listen here:
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What makes a great diagram? I explore eight principles for making complex things clear in this week’s Rethink newsletter:
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What really influences our decisions to trust someone? And why do we naturally trust some people and recoil from others? It’s not always what you think… To learn the answer, order my new audiobook, How to Trust & Be Trusted:
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RT @pushkinpods: NEW AUDIOBOOK🎧Trust is a word we use often... but do we really know how to make smart decisions about it? Trust expert @ra…
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My new audiobook, How to Trust & Be Trusted, is out today! After 15+ years of teaching trust to CEOs, entrepreneurs, world leaders, and students, I’m thrilled to bring these lessons to YOU. It’s like a trust toolkit in your pocket 🙂 Order here:
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Leaders often ask me a similar question: How do I gain the trust of my employees? The answer: Put your trust in your employees. Trust is a two-way thing. We often have to learn how to trust to be trusted (hence the name of my new audiobook!)
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What can we learn from the Romans when it comes to resolutions and goal-setting? Find out in this week’s Rethink newsletter:
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My new audiobook, How To Trust & Be Trusted, will be out soon! You can pre-order here: The book explains how to EARN and GIVE trust to yourself and others through five actionable principles. Made with the brilliant @pushkinpods.
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A trust toolkit in your pocket – my new audiobook is almost here. Learn all about it (and get a pre-order discount) in this week’s Rethink newsletter:
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The ‘Trust Stack’ is how I’ve taught people how to think about designing for trust. You have to figure out how to trust: 1. The concept 2. The platform (org +tech) 3. The people (employees, users, etc.)
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Is friction the oxygen of community? Learn how friction fuels connection in this week’s Rethink newsletter:
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How much of your day is spent in these different spaces of thinking?
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In the age of abundant entertainment, research shows there has also been a global rise in boredom. Learn how to cultivate the right kind of boredom with small, actionable changes in this week’s Rethink newsletter:
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“Music is what happens between the notes,” Charles De Bussy famously said. Trust is what happens between the meetings. Trust forms in the small moments over time, not the grand gestures.
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Discovering the truth about Santa as a child is an early lesson in the difference between illusion and reality. Learn why believing in Santa can be a healthy thing in this week’s Rethink newsletter:
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What is swift trust? I define it as trust that is formed by quick and loose interactions. Through cooperation NOT collaboration. Thanks to Zoom, Teams, Slack, texting and everything in between, it has never been easier to become masters of swift trust.
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Being wrong creates friction, which creates energy, which when used in the right way, can generate movement. Learn how mistakes can help us move forward in this week’s Rethink newsletter:
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