Power Boldness and Resilience Through Trust Building
High-Energy Professional Speakers
from the Pioneers of Workplace Trust
We need trust now more than ever.
A world of nonstop change comes with increased uncertainty and disconnection. When trust breaks down, performance, morale, and collaboration suffer. That’s why trust building isn’t simply “nice to have,” it’s a business imperative, and the foundation your organization needs to stay agile and competitive.
The Pioneers in Workplace Trust
For more than 30 years, Drs. Dennis and Michelle Reina have helped leaders and teams master the human side of high performance: building, sustaining, and restoring trust. Their decades of research and hands-on practice have shaped multiple books on the topic, including their latest, The Art of Trust Building: Transforming Lives, Teams, and Organizations. Today they are the leading authority on trust building, and sought after keynote speakers on workplace trust.
This is a catalyst for change, not just a feel-good talk.
From executive offsites to major stages, Dennis and Michelle deliver high-energy, high-impact keynotes that show audiences how trust fuels resilience, especially during uncertainty and disruption.
When you hire professional speakers like the Reinas – whether individually or as a powerhouse duo – you get more than a motivational talk. You get a transformational experience grounded in decades of research, real-world practice, and deep insight into the challenges people are facing right now.
Their approach blends:
• Data-driven insight including organization-specific data for in-house sessions
• Human-centered storytelling that makes the science stick
• Immediate, actionable steps that translate trust into concrete behaviors
The Reinas bring trust to life, teaching audiences how it works, how it breaks, and how to start building it the very next day.
Signature Keynotes & Event Topics
Choose from one of the Reina’s engaging keynote topics, or schedule a call to craft a session that meets your needs.
Future-Proof LeadershipWhy Trust is Your Organization’s Non-Negotiable Asset
In a world defined by disruption and rapid change, trust isn’t simply a “soft skill,” it’s the core competency of future-ready leadership, and the single-most powerful predictor of whether your organization will adapt or fall behind.
In this keynote, the Reinas expose the misconception that trust is intangible or emotional. Trust is measurable, behavioral, and it drives every business outcome that matters – agility, innovation, retention, and resilience. Their research shows that when trust is present, it’s a performance accelerator that helps you navigate tomorrow’s challenges.
- The three mistakes leaders make that quietly erode trust – and how to avoid them.
- Why trust is a strategic driver of performance, engagement, and adaptability.
- The critical trust building behaviors that differentiate future-proof leaders.
- Proactive behaviors for building trust and repairing it when it breaks.
- Practical, actionable tools to strengthen relationships and enhance collaboration
- Steps to cultivate a culture comfortable with risk taking, idea sharing, and able to navigate constant change.
Why Relationships Surpass StrategyTrust Building as the Ultimate Change Management Tool
Strategies evolve. Structures shift. Technology changes overnight. If trust is lacking, these change initiatives will stall.
The Reinas’ research shows that trust becomes most vulnerable during change, yet this is when leader often pull back instead of leaning in. During change, communication gaps are filled with conjecture, gossip replaces clarity, and the attention and honest dialogue people need most disappears.
This keynote reveals why trust—not strategy—is the real engine of successful transformation, and how leaders can build the relational foundation that helps people move through uncertainty with clarity and confidence.
- Why change erodes trust unnecessarily, and how to prevent it.
- Data that highlights the behaviors that make trust most vulnerable during transitions.
- How to lead through uncertainty with empathy, transparency, and decisiveness.
- What teams need to stay aligned, resilient, and committed.
- A proven, research-based framework for building and sustaining trust through any transition.
Healing & RenewalRebuilding Trust After Change, Conflict, or Betrayal
Most leaders think trust breaks because of big moments. The truth? Over 90% of trust breaches come from small, everyday actions people don’t recognize as harmful – missed signals, quick judgments, unclear expectations – that accumulate over time.
Drawing from their groundbreaking book, Rebuilding Trust in the Workplace: Seven Steps to Renew Confidence, Commitment, and Energy, the Reinas give audiences a thoughtful, compassionate process to move through the pain and betrayal of broken trust. As the world’s leading experts on rebuilding and repairing trust, Michelle and Dennis have a proven roadmap for navigating even the most challenging of times.
- The psychology of trust betrayal and what recovery truly requires.
- The often overlooked behaviors that break trust, and signals that trust is strained.
- What people need most after trust is broken, and why it’s rarely provided.
- The Seven Steps for Healing, a practical roadmap for rebuilding trust.
- A path toward healing, renewed engagement, and forward momentum.
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