DO BUSINESSES TAKE TRUST FOR GRANTED?

As Jordan Hatmaker shares in our documentary, trust is the foundation for everything. It gives people the freedom to take risks, for organizations to innovate, and for business to achieve extraordinary heights. Most leaders agree that trust drives exceptional performance, yet few know how to take proactive steps to earn and protect trust. A thoughtful approach needs to spur action in a deliberate, strategic way.

We filmed more than 20 leaders from some of the most successful organizations and institutions and asked: What is trust? How can it be earned? What happens when it’s lost? And how can companies regain it? We invite you to watch and hear how leaders are putting the value-driving power of trust into action.

Episode 1

Trustfall: The film

Falling through the air at 120 mph, Jordan deployed her chute—only to have it fail to open. Watch Trustfall, an unbelievable true story of trust broken, lost, and miraculously regained.

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Episode 2

Defining trust

Most of us don’t think about trust often, but trust is the foundation of all our interactions, whether in business or society. Can something so intangible be defined? Watch episode 2 to hear business and academic leaders define what trust means to them.

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Episode 3

Earning trust

Studies show that trusted organizations outperform untrusted ones by a wide margin. Values critical to organizational performance, from customer service to data privacy, rest on a bedrock of trust. But how do successful companies build trust with stakeholders? Explore what it means to earn trust for your enterprise.

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Episode 4

Losing trust

A loss of trust can be devastating for an organization. But what leads to that breach? And what can be done to prevent it? As these business leaders share, preventing a loss of trust isn’t about perfection, but asking the right questions beforehand—and doing something about it.

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Episode 5

Regaining trust

With effort, focus, and time, trust can be earned. It requires deliberate action with all stakeholders, customers, and team members—from those directly affected to those on the periphery. Asking hard questions. And then driving change in technology, process, or organizational structure. You can earn it back and rebuild it. Explore your first steps now.

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The cast

Thank you to the business and academic leaders featured in this film for leading the industry dialogue on trust.2

Lara Abrash

Chair, Deloitte US

Kabir Barday

CEO, OneTrust

Wendy Batchelder

Chief Data Officer, Salesforce

Michael Bondar

Enterprise Trust Leader,
Deloitte Transactions and Business
Analytics LLP

Michael C. Bush

CEO, Great Place To Work

Bhaskar Chakravorti, PhD

Dean of Global Business, The
Fletcher School at Tufts
University

Erika Cheung

Executive Director, Ethics in
Entrepreneurship, Theranos
Whistleblower

Don Fancher

Deloitte CLO Program Leader,
Deloitte Financial Advisory
Services LLP

Nita Farahany, PhD

Professor of Law &
Philosophy, Duke University,
Founding Director, Duke
Initiative for Science & Society

Jason Girzadas

CEO, Deloitte US

Kate Graeff

Vice President, Enterprise
Trust, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Elena Kvochko

Chief Trust Officer, SAP

Marci Moss

Chief Privacy Officer, Gannett
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Kim Rivera

Chief Legal & Business Affairs
Officer, One Trust

Admiral Mike Rogers

US Navy (Ret.), Former
Director, NSA

Stephanie Schmidt

Global Chief Privacy Officer,
Prudential

Sandra Sucher

Professor of Management
Practice, Harvard Business
School, Author of The Power
of Trust

Mike Towers

Health-ISAC Board Member

Jeff Weirens

Vice Chair, M&A, Deloitte US

1 Jordan Hatmaker is not a Deloitte employee. This film should not be construed as an endorsement of skydiving—an activity that should not be performed without being appropriately trained or with someone who is.

2 Professional titles at time of filming.

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