E111 - Rachel Botsman: What it really means to trust

Rachel Botsman is a trust expert, author and academic at Oxford University. Her books ‘What’s Mine is Yours’ and ‘Who Can You Trust?’ are critically acclaimed. Rachel was named one of the world’s 30 most Influential Management Thinkers by Thinkers50. She is also the host of the podcast Rethink Moments. 

In this episode, Rachel shares with us how to successfully speak in public: letting go of the need to be liked and focus on the giving. She provides her expertise on trust and the thoughts behind her crucial theory: “Trust is a confident relationship with the unknown”.

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This month on the High Performance Circle - The brilliant Oli Patrick joined us on The High Performance Tour 2022 and gave a great Keynote on the three things you can do to improve your wellbeing and operate at the top of your game. Plus, ultra runner Simon Dent explains the performance benefits and common lessons shared between business and exercise. Sign up now to watch: www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk 

Also, check out our new weekly addition The Monday Motivation Newsletter. The purpose of Monday Motivation is to connect more regularly with you! We want to give Circle members a bit of inspiration, motivation and purpose at the beginning of each week. Whether that is a few key things to consider when facing the upcoming week, reading recommendations or ideas to think about when listening to the weekly podcast episode. Sign up now. Just go to www.thehighperformancepodcast.co.uk 

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